Christian Thomasius
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Christian Thomasius was a pioneering German jurist and philosopher of the early Enlightenment, known for promoting the use of the German language in academia and advocating religious tolerance and legal reform.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Christian Thomasius canonical | 24 |
| Thomasius | 1 |
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Target entity: Christian Thomasius Context triple: [German Enlightenment, hasKeyFigure, Christian Thomasius]
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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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Pierre Bayle
Pierre Bayle was a 17th-century French philosopher and skeptic whose critical writings on religion and tolerance profoundly shaped Enlightenment thought.
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William Ames
William Ames was an influential early 17th-century English Puritan theologian and moral philosopher whose writings helped shape Reformed and Puritan thought in England and New England.
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Samuel Pufendorf
Samuel Pufendorf was a 17th-century German jurist, political philosopher, and early theorist of natural law whose writings significantly shaped modern ideas about international law and the state.
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Theodore Beza
Theodore Beza was a 16th-century French Reformed theologian and scholar who succeeded John Calvin as the leading figure of the Reformed Church in Geneva and a key systematizer of Calvinist doctrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Christian Thomasius Target entity description: Christian Thomasius was a pioneering German jurist and philosopher of the early Enlightenment, known for promoting the use of the German language in academia and advocating religious tolerance and legal reform.
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A.
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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B.
Pierre Bayle
Pierre Bayle was a 17th-century French philosopher and skeptic whose critical writings on religion and tolerance profoundly shaped Enlightenment thought.
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C.
William Ames
William Ames was an influential early 17th-century English Puritan theologian and moral philosopher whose writings helped shape Reformed and Puritan thought in England and New England.
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D.
Samuel Pufendorf
Samuel Pufendorf was a 17th-century German jurist, political philosopher, and early theorist of natural law whose writings significantly shaped modern ideas about international law and the state.
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E.
Theodore Beza
Theodore Beza was a 16th-century French Reformed theologian and scholar who succeeded John Calvin as the leading figure of the Reformed Church in Geneva and a key systematizer of Calvinist doctrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Enlightenment philosopher
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human ⓘ jurist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| advocated |
moderation and tolerance in confessional conflicts
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separation of morality and law in jurisprudence ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Electorate of Saxony
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Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
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| dateOfBirth | 1655-01-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1728-09-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Frankfurt (Oder)
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University of Leipzig ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Halle
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University of Leipzig ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName |
Christian Thomasius
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Thomasius
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| fieldOfWork |
jurisprudence
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moral philosophy ⓘ natural law ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| givenName | Christian ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian Wolff
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German legal positivism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hugo Grotius
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Samuel Pufendorf ⓘ
surface form:
Samuel von Pufendorf
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| knownFor |
advocacy of religious tolerance
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critique of witch trials ⓘ development of a secular concept of natural law ⓘ opposition to torture in legal procedure ⓘ pioneering lectures in German instead of Latin ⓘ promoting the use of the German language in academic teaching ⓘ reform of criminal law ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
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Latin ⓘ |
| movement |
Early Enlightenment
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German Enlightenment ⓘ |
| name | Christian Thomasius self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De crimine magiae
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De jure circa nuptias ⓘ Fundamenta juris naturae et gentium ⓘ Institutiones jurisprudentiae divinae ⓘ Introductio ad philosophiam aulicam ⓘ Monatsgespräche ⓘ Observationes selectae de jure naturae et gentium ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | natural law tradition ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Leipzig ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Halle (Saale) ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of law at the University of Halle
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rector of the University of Halle ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Subject: Christian Thomasius Description of subject: Christian Thomasius was a pioneering German jurist and philosopher of the early Enlightenment, known for promoting the use of the German language in academia and advocating religious tolerance and legal reform.
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