Jakob Friedrich Fries
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Jakob Friedrich Fries was a German philosopher known for his neo-Kantian attempt to ground critical philosophy in psychological analysis and for influencing later thinkers such as Leonard Nelson.
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| Jakob Friedrich Fries canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jakob Friedrich Fries Context triple: [Leonard Nelson, influencedBy, Jakob Friedrich Fries]
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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.
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B.
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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C.
Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi
Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi was an 18th–19th century German philosopher known for his critique of Enlightenment rationalism and his emphasis on faith and feeling as foundations of knowledge.
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Johann Friedrich Wolff
Johann Friedrich Wolff was a German physician and botanist known for his contributions to plant taxonomy in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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E.
Hermann Lotze
Hermann Lotze was a 19th-century German philosopher and logician known for integrating scientific methodology with idealist metaphysics and significantly influencing later thinkers in psychology and philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jakob Friedrich Fries Target entity description: Jakob Friedrich Fries was a German philosopher known for his neo-Kantian attempt to ground critical philosophy in psychological analysis and for influencing later thinkers such as Leonard Nelson.
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi
Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi was an 18th–19th century German philosopher known for his critique of Enlightenment rationalism and his emphasis on faith and feeling as foundations of knowledge.
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D.
Johann Friedrich Wolff
Johann Friedrich Wolff was a German physician and botanist known for his contributions to plant taxonomy in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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E.
Hermann Lotze
Hermann Lotze was a 19th-century German philosopher and logician known for integrating scientific methodology with idealist metaphysics and significantly influencing later thinkers in psychology and philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German philosopher
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human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
NERFINISHED
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Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1773-08-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1843-08-10 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
NERFINISHED
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Göttingen
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University of Jena NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Leipzig ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Heidelberg
NERFINISHED
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University of Jena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
18th-century philosophy
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19th-century philosophy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Fries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| givenName | Jakob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Leonard Nelson
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Neo-Friesian school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Immanuel Kant
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Johann Gottlieb Fichte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| middleName | Friedrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
German idealism
NERFINISHED
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Neo-Kantianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Jakob Friedrich Fries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
appeal to immediate self-consciousness in epistemology
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psychological foundation of critical philosophy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Handbuch der praktischen Philosophie
NERFINISHED
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Neue oder anthropologische Kritik der Vernunft NERFINISHED ⓘ System der Philosophie als evidente Wissenschaft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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university teacher ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Friesian school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Barby
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Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
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Jena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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