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Friedrich Ueberweg (; 22 January 1826 – 9 June 1871), was a German

philosopher A philosopher is a person who practices or investigates philosophy. The term ''philosopher'' comes from the grc, φιλόσοφος, , translit=philosophos, meaning 'lover of wisdom'. The coining of the term has been attributed to the Greek th ...

and historian of philosophy.

Biography

Friedrich Ueberweg was born in Leichlingen, Rhineland. His parents were Johann Gottlob Friedrich Ueberweg (19 August 1797 - 9 February 1826), who was pastor of a Lutheran church in Leichlingen, and Helene Boeddinghaus (24 October 1798 - 8 August 1868). Helene was a daughter of Karl Theodor Boeddinghaus (21 February 1765 - 27 December 1842), who was a Lutheran pastor in the neighboring town of Ronsdorf. Educated at the

University of Göttingen The University of Göttingen, officially the Georg August University of Göttingen, (german: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, known informally as Georgia Augusta) is a public research university in the city of Göttingen, Germany. Founded ...

and the

Humboldt University of Berlin Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (german: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a German public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin. It was established by Frederick William III on the initiative ...

, Friedrich qualified at the

University of Bonn The Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn (german: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn) is a public research university located in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the ( en, Rhine ...

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in philosophy (1852). In 1862 he was called to the

University of Königsberg The University of Königsberg (german: Albertus-Universität Königsberg) was the university of Königsberg in East Prussia. It was founded in 1544 as the world's second Protestant academy (after the University of Marburg) by Duke Albert of Pruss ...

as extraordinary professor, and in 1867 he was promoted to the grade of professor ordinarius. He married Anna Henriette Luise Panzenhagen (24 August 1844 - 16 March 1909) on 1 September 1863, in

Pillau Baltiysk (russian: Балти́йск; german: Pillau; Old Prussian: ''Pillawa''; pl, Piława; lt, Piliava; Yiddish: פּילאַווע, ''Pilave'') is a seaport town and the administrative center of Baltiysky District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Ru ...

Province of Prussia The Province of Prussia (; ; pl, Prowincja Prusy; csb, Prowincjô Prësë) was a province of Prussia from 1829 to 1878. Prussia was established as a province of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1829 from the provinces of East Prussia and West Prussia ...

. Ueberweg died in

Königsberg Königsberg (, ) was the historic Prussian city that is now Kaliningrad, Russia. Königsberg was founded in 1255 on the site of the ancient Old Prussian settlement ''Twangste'' by the Teutonic Knights during the Northern Crusades, and was ...

in 1871.

Philosophy

At first Ueberweg followed the

empiricism In philosophy, empiricism is an epistemological theory that holds that knowledge or justification comes only or primarily from sensory experience. It is one of several views within epistemology, along with rationalism and skepticism. Empir ...

Friedrich Eduard Beneke Friedrich Eduard Beneke (; 17 February 1798 – c. 1 March 1854) was a German psychologist and post-Kantian philosopher. Life Beneke was born in Berlin. He studied at the universities of Halle and Berlin, and served as a volunteer in the W ...

(1798-1854), and strongly opposed the subjectivistic tendency of the

Kantian Kantianism is the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher born in Königsberg, Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia). The term ''Kantianism'' or ''Kantian'' is sometimes also used to describe contemporary positions in philosophy of mind, ...

system, maintaining in particular the

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of space and time, which involved him in a somewhat violent controversy. His own mode of thought he preferred later to describe as an ideal

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, which refused to reduce

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thought In their most common sense, the terms thought and thinking refer to conscious cognitive processes that can happen independently of sensory stimulation. Their most paradigmatic forms are judging, reasoning, concept formation, problem solving, an ...

, but asserted a parallelism between the forms of

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and the forms of

knowledge Knowledge can be defined as awareness of facts or as practical skills, and may also refer to familiarity with objects or situations. Knowledge of facts, also called propositional knowledge, is often defined as true belief that is distin ...

. Beneke and

Friedrich Schleiermacher Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (; 21 November 1768 – 12 February 1834) was a German Reformed theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar known for his attempt to reconcile the criticisms of the Enlightenment with traditional ...

exercised most influence upon the development of his thought.

Selected works

*''De elementis animae mundi Platonicae'' (''On the elements of the Platonic world of ideas''), Dissertation, 1850 *''Die Entwicklung des Bewußtseins durch den Lehrer und Erzieher'' (''The development of consciousness by the teacher and educator''), 1853 *''System der Logik und Geschichte der logischen Lehren'' (''System of Logic and History of Logical Doctrines''), 1857 *''Über Idealismus, Realismus und Idealrealismus'' (''On

idealism In philosophy, the term idealism identifies and describes metaphysical perspectives which assert that reality is indistinguishable and inseparable from perception and understanding; that reality is a mental construct closely connected to ...

, realism and ideal-realism''), 1859 *''Über die Echtheit und Zeitfolge der platonischen Schriften'' (''On the authenticity and chronology of the Platonic writings''), 1861 *'' Grundriß der Geschichte der Philosophie'' (''Sketch of the history of philosophy''), I–III, 1863–1866 *''Schiller als Historiker und Philosoph'' (''Schiller as historian and philosopher''), 1884 *''Die Welt- und Lebensanschauung Friedrich Ueberwegs in seinem gesammelten philosophisch-kritischen Abhandlungen'' (''Collected philosophical papers''), Leipzig: Gustav Engel, 1889 Ueberweg's compendious ''Sketch of the History of Philosophy'' (3 vols., 1863–1866) is regarded by many academics and scholars as remarkable for its fullness of information, conciseness, accuracy and impartiality.

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Friedrich Albert Lange Friedrich Albert Lange (; 28 September 1828 – 21 November 1875) was a German philosopher and sociologist. Biography Lange was born in Wald, near Solingen, the son of the theologian, Johann Peter Lange. He was educated at Duisburg, Züric ...

(1828-1875) - ''Friedrich Ueberweg'' (Berlin, 1871) ** Moritz Brasch (1843-1895) - ''Die Welt und Lebensanschauung Friedrich Ueberwegs'' (Leipzig, 1889) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ueberweg, Friedrich 1826 births 1871 deaths 19th-century essayists 19th-century German male writers 19th-century German historians 19th-century German philosophers Commentators on Plato German consciousness researchers and theorists Epistemologists German historians of philosophy German logicians German male essayists German male non-fiction writers Humboldt University of Berlin alumni Metaphysics writers Ontologists People from the Rhine Province Philosophers of logic Philosophers of mind Philosophers of time Platonists Scholars of ancient Greek philosophy Academic staff of the University of Bonn University of Göttingen alumni Academic staff of the University of Königsberg