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Israel Gottlieb Canz (26 February 1690 – 2 February 1753) was a Protestant theologian and philosopher of Germany.Pick 1885, p. 781.
"Canz, Israel Gottlieb"
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"Canz, Israel Gottlieb"
In McClintock, John; Strong, James (eds.). ''
Supplement.—Vol. 1
New York: Harper & Brothers. p. 781. {{Authority control 1690 births 1753 deaths 18th-century German Protestant theologians 18th-century German philosophers 18th-century German writers Academic staff of the University of Tübingen
Israel Gottlieb Canz (26 February 1690 – 2 February 1753) was a Protestant theologian and philosopher of Germany.Pick 1885, p. 781.
Life
Israel Gottlieb Canz was born on 26 February 1690, at Grünthal.Richter 1876, p. 768. He studied at Tübingen, and took, in 1709, the degree of doctor of philosophy. In 1720 he was deacon atNürtingen
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History
The following events occurred, by year:
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, and was, in 1734, appointed professor of elocution at Tübingen. In 1739 he was made professor of logic and metaphysics, and in 1747 professor of theology. He died there, on 2 February 1753, at the age of 62.
Works
From the first a decided opponent of the philosophy of Wolf, he had already prepared a large volume in refutation of it, when he perceived that he had passed an unfair judgment upon it. The book, which appeared later, was in effect an eloquent commentary upon that system, which he developed in connection with his colleagueBilfinger
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. Then he applied this philosophy to revealed theology. In moral theology he introduced a new choice of material, and especially new points of view. He wrote, among other works,
* ''Philosophiæ Leibnitianæ et Wolfianæ usus in Theologia'' (1728);
* ''Positiones de Vocatione Ministrorum Ecclesiæ'' (1729);
* ''Diss. de Nexu Providentiæ Divinæ cum Litterarum Studio'' (1739);
* ''Theologia Thetico-polemica'' (Dresden, 1741);
* ''De jure Dei in res Creatas'' (1742);
* ''Oraculum 2 Samuel xxiii, 5'' (1749);
* ''Explicatio Oraculi Psa. viii, 3'' (1750);
* ''Compendium Theologiæ Purioris'' (1752, 3rd ed. 1761);
* ''Annotationes ad Compendium'' (1755).
References
Sources
* Richter, Arthur (1876)"Canz, Israel Gottlieb"
In ''
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
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It was published by the Historical Commission of the Bavarian Aca ...
'' (ADB). Vol. 3. Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot. pp. 768–769.
* Wolfes, Matthias (2001). "Canz, Israel Gottlieb". In '' Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon'' (BBKL). Vol. 18. Herzberg: Bautz. . pp. 243–256.
Attribution:
* Pick, B. (1885)"Canz, Israel Gottlieb"
In McClintock, John; Strong, James (eds.). ''
Cyclopædia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
The ''Cyclopædia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature'' is a reference work of ten volumes and two supplements published in the late 19th century, co-authored by John McClintock, academic and minister, and James Strong, profes ...
''Supplement.—Vol. 1
New York: Harper & Brothers. p. 781. {{Authority control 1690 births 1753 deaths 18th-century German Protestant theologians 18th-century German philosophers 18th-century German writers Academic staff of the University of Tübingen