Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten
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Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten was an 18th-century German philosopher best known for founding modern aesthetics as a distinct philosophical discipline.
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| Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten Context triple: [Christian Wolff, influenced, Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten]
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Johann Georg Hamann
Johann Georg Hamann was an 18th-century German philosopher and critic known for his religiously grounded, anti-Enlightenment thought and his significant influence on later figures such as Herder and Kierkegaard.
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Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was an 18th-century German writer, dramatist, and critic whose works helped shape modern German literature and championed Enlightenment ideals of reason, religious tolerance, and intellectual freedom.
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Immanuel Kant
Immanuel Kant was an 18th-century German philosopher whose critical philosophy, especially in works like "Critique of Pure Reason," profoundly shaped modern epistemology, ethics, and metaphysics.
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Christian Wolff
Christian Wolff was an 18th-century German rationalist philosopher whose systematic and rigorous approach to metaphysics and logic significantly shaped the development of Enlightenment thought and influenced Immanuel Kant.
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Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling was a German Idealist philosopher known for his work on nature, freedom, and the development of a dynamic, evolving conception of reality.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten Target entity description: Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten was an 18th-century German philosopher best known for founding modern aesthetics as a distinct philosophical discipline.
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A.
Johann Georg Hamann
Johann Georg Hamann was an 18th-century German philosopher and critic known for his religiously grounded, anti-Enlightenment thought and his significant influence on later figures such as Herder and Kierkegaard.
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B.
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was an 18th-century German writer, dramatist, and critic whose works helped shape modern German literature and championed Enlightenment ideals of reason, religious tolerance, and intellectual freedom.
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C.
Immanuel Kant
Immanuel Kant was an 18th-century German philosopher whose critical philosophy, especially in works like "Critique of Pure Reason," profoundly shaped modern epistemology, ethics, and metaphysics.
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D.
Christian Wolff
Christian Wolff was an 18th-century German rationalist philosopher whose systematic and rigorous approach to metaphysics and logic significantly shaped the development of Enlightenment thought and influenced Immanuel Kant.
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E.
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling was a German Idealist philosopher known for his work on nature, freedom, and the development of a dynamic, evolving conception of reality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Enlightenment philosopher
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German philosopher ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
epistemology
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philosophy of art ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1714-07-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Berlin
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Margraviate of Brandenburg ⓘ |
| coinedTerm | aesthetics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Prussia
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surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
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| deathDate | 1762-05-26 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Frankfurt (Oder)
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surface form:
Frankfurt an der Oder
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
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| educatedAt | University of Halle ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Frankfurt (Oder)
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surface form:
University of Frankfurt an der Oder
University of Frankfurt (Oder) ⓘ
surface form:
Viadrina European University
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| era | 18th-century philosophy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Baumgarten ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aesthetics
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logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexander ⓘ |
| influenced |
German idealism
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Immanuel Kant ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian Wolff
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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz ⓘ |
| knownFor | founding modern aesthetics as a distinct philosophical discipline ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
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Latin ⓘ |
| movement |
German Enlightenment
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rationalism ⓘ |
| name | Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten self-link ⓘ |
| notableIdea | aesthetics as the science of sensuous cognition ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aesthetica
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Metaphysica ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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university teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of philosophy at the University of Frankfurt an der Oder ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| sibling | Siegmund Jakob Baumgarten ⓘ |
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