Franz Samuel Karpe, sl, Franc Samuel Karpe, cs, František Samuel Karpe (17 November 1747 – 4 September 1806) was a

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n philosopher and rector of

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Biography

Karpe was born in Kranj, Carniola (nowadays

), to a townsman's family. His parents died soon and subsequently Count Lichteberg's family assumed responsibility for his upbringing and education. Karpe entered a Jesuit college in Ljubljana, which he finished in 1768. In 1769 Karpe moved to Vienna, where he studied law and philosophy. He graduated university in 1773. One year later Karpe assumed position of professor of

logic Logic is the study of correct reasoning. It includes both formal and informal logic. Formal logic is the science of deductively valid inferences or of logical truths. It is a formal science investigating how conclusions follow from premise ...

metaphysics Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that studies the fundamental nature of reality, the first principles of being, identity and change, space and time, causality, necessity, and possibility. It includes questions about the nature of conscio ...

and

moral philosophy Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior".''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concerns ...

at the

. In 1777 he became the director of

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with pay of 600

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a year (for comparison, professor of law

Josef Vratislav Monse Josef Vratislav Monse (June 15, 1733 – February 6, 1793) was a Moravian lawyer and historian. He was a leading enlightenment figure in the Habsburg monarchy and an early exponent of the Moravian Revival in Moravia. Monse played a key role ...

was paid 900). At the same time he was also assessor at the university's Academic Court. The University was relocated to Brno in years 1778-1782. In Brno, Karpe taught also

pedagogy Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken ...

. In 1781 Karpe became the university's Rector. Karpe was ardent admirer of

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and Wolff, but a critic of

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and advocate of deism and empiricism following Locke. He was one of the few philosophers of the era, who were allowed to be published by the censors of the Vienna court's study commission. In 1786 Karpe became professor of philosophy at University of Vienna, where he remained until his death in 1806. He taught his students in the spirit of

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and strongly criticised Bošković's opponent

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Main works

Karpe's works can be divided into

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and

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period. *''Argumentum tentaminis, ex philosophia rationali in conspectu tabellari exhititum'', Olomouc 1776 *''Filum tentaminis, ex philosophia speculativa'', Olomouc 1776 *''Erklärung der Logik, Metaphysik und praktischen Philosophie nach Feders Leitfaden'', Vienna 1793 *''Darstellung der Philosophie ohne Beinamen in einem Lehrbegriffe als Leitfaden bei der Anleitung zum liberalen Philosophieren'', Vienna 1802 - 1803 (The work consists of three fascicles about theory of philosophy (psychology, logics, metaphysics) and three fascicles about practical philosophy (general practical philosophy, moral philosophy - ethics, legal philosophy)) *''Institutiones philosophiae dogmaticae perpetua Kantianae disciplinae ratione habita'', Vienna 1804 (Latin version of the theory of philosophy) *''Institutiones philosophiae moralis'', Vienna 1804 (Latin version of the practical philosophy)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Karpe, Franz Samuel 1747 births 1806 deaths 18th-century Carniolan people Carniolan philosophers Enlightenment philosophers Rationalists Writers from Kranj Palacký University Olomouc faculty Rectors of the Palacký University Olomouc

Biography

Main works

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