Hermann Friedrich Wilhelm Hinrichs
Hermann Friedrich Wilhelm Hinrichs (22 April 1794 – 17 September 1861) was a German right Hegelian philosopher.
Hermann Friedrich Wilhelm Hinrichs | |
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| Born | April 22, 1794 Karlseck, Hohenkirchen, Lower Saxony, Germany (now Wangerland, Friesland, Netherlands) |
| Died | September 17, 1861 (aged 67) |
Biography
Hinrichs was the son of a Protestant pastor. He studied theology at Strassburg, and, following a crisis of faith, philosophy at Heidelberg under Hegel, who wrote a preface to his Religion im innern Verhältniss zur Wissenschaft (Heidelberg, 1822), describing Hinrichs's work as turgid and difficult to follow. Hinrichs was convinced that philosophy was superior to theology in knowing and reconciling with God.
He became a Privatdozent in 1819, and held professorships at Breslau (1822) and Halle (1824), which were important centers of Hegelianism outside Berlin.
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hinrichs, Hermann Friedrich Wilhelm". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 515.
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