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Lazarus Bendavid (18 October 1762, in
Lazarus Bendavid (18 October 1762, in Berlin
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– 28 March 1832, in Berlin) was a German mathematician
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and philosopher known for his exposition of Kantian
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philosophy.
Biography
Bendavid was aJewish
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Kantian philosopher. After his graduation from the University of Berlin
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he lectured for some years on the philosophy of Kant in Vienna
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. His lectures being discouraged by the Austrian government during a general purge of foreigners, Bendavid returned to Berlin, where he found government employment and continued to lecture and write.
Works
* ''Uber die Parallellinien'' (''On parallel lines''; Berlin, 1786) * ''Versuch einer logischen Auseinandersetzung des mathematisch-unendlichen'' (''Treatise on the logical explanation of the mathematical concept of infinity''; Berlin 1796) * ''Versuch über das Vergnügen'' (''Treatise on pleasure''; 2 vols., Vienna 1794) * ''Vorlesungen über die Kritik der reinen Vernunft'' (''Lectures on the criticism of pure reason''; Vienna, 1795) * ''Vorlesungen über die Kritik der praktischen Vernunft'' (''Lectures on the criticism of practical reason''; Vienna, 1796) * ''Vorlesungen über die Kritik der Urteilskraft'' (''Lectures on the criticism of the power of judgment''; Vienna, 1796) * ''Rede über den Zweck der Kritischen Philosophie'' (''Talk on the goal of critical philosophy''; Vienna, 1796) * ''Selbstbiographie'' (''Autobiography''; Berlin, 1804)Notes
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bendavid, Lazarus 1762 births 1832 deaths Writers from Berlin People from the Margraviate of Brandenburg 18th-century German Jews 18th-century German mathematicians 19th-century German mathematicians German philosophers 19th-century German writers 19th-century German male writers Humboldt University of Berlin alumni 18th-century German male writers