Karl Leonhard Reinhold
Austrian philosopher (1757-1823) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Karl Leonhard Reinhold (26 October 1757 – 10 April 1823) was an Austrian philosopher who helped to popularise the work of Immanuel Kant in the late 18th century. His "elementary philosophy" (Elementarphilosophie) also influenced German idealism, notably Johann Gottlieb Fichte, as a critical system grounded in a fundamental first principle.
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Born | (1757-10-26)26 October 1757 |
Died | 10 April 1823(1823-04-10) (aged 65) |
Education | Jesuitenkollegium St. Anna (1772–1773) Barnabitenkollegium St. Michael (1773–1778) University of Leipzig (1784; no degree) |
Era | 18th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Austrian Enlightenment[1] German idealism |
Institutions | Barnabitenkollegium St. Michael (1778–1783) University of Jena (1787–1794) University of Kiel (1794–1823) |
Academic advisors | Immanuel Kant (epistolary correspondent)[2] |
Notable students | Friedrich Adolf Trendelenburg |
Main interests | Epistemology, ethics |
Notable ideas | Elementary philosophy (Elementarphilosophie), principle of consciousness (Satz des Bewußtseins) |
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He was the father of Ernst Christian Gottlieb Reinhold (1793–1855), also a philosopher.