Hermann Ulrici
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Hermann Ulrici was a German
philosopher
. He was co-editor (with I. H. Fichte
) of the philosophical journal Zeitschrift für Philosophie und philosophische Kritik. He also wrote under the pseudonym
of Ulrich Reimann.
, in the Niederlausitz
region of Brandenburg
-Prussia
. He was educated at Friedrichswerdersches Gymnasium in Berlin. He initially studied law
, but gave up his profession on the death of his father, and devoted four years to the study of literature, philosophy and science. In 1834 he was appointed professor of philosophy at the University of Halle
, where he remained till his death.
tendency of Hegel's idealistic rationalism
towards a more pronouncedly theistic position. The Hegelian identity of being and thought is also abandoned and the truth of realism acknowledged, an attempt being made to exhibit idealism
and realism as respectively incomplete but mutually complementary systems.
Ulrici's later works, while expressing the same views, are largely occupied in proving the existence of God
and the soul
from the basis of scientific conceptions, and in opposition to the materialistic current of thought then popular in Germany. His first works were in the sphere of literary criticism; of his treatise On Shakespeare's Dramatic Art (1839; editions, 1847, 1868, 1874), the 3rd ed. was translated into English by LD Schmitz in 1876. In 1841 he published Über Princip und Methode der Hegelschen Philosophie, a severe criticism of the Hegelian system. This was continued in the Grundprincip der Philosophie (1845–1846), which also gives his speculative position. Complementary to this is his System der Logik (1852).
His later works on the relation of philosophy to science and to the thought of his time were more popular in character. These are Glauben und Wissen (1858), Gott und die Natur (1862; 3rd ed., 1875), Gott und der Mensch (2 vols, 1866–1873; 2nd ed., 1874). From 1847 onward Ulrici edited, jointly with I. H. Fichte
, the Zeitschrift für Philosophie und philosophische Kritik.
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Germans
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philosopher
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
. He was co-editor (with I. H. Fichte
Immanuel Hermann Fichte
Immanuel Hermann von Fichte was a German philosopher and son of Johann Gottlieb Fichte. In his philosophy, he was a theist and strongly opposed to the Hegelian School.-Life:...
) of the philosophical journal Zeitschrift für Philosophie und philosophische Kritik. He also wrote under the pseudonym
Pseudonym
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of Ulrich Reimann.
Life
Hermann Ulrici was born at PförtenBrody, Zary County
Brody is a village in Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Brody. It lies approximately north-west of Żary and west of Zielona Góra...
, in the Niederlausitz
Lower Lusatia
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region of Brandenburg
Margraviate of Brandenburg
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-Prussia
Kingdom of Prussia
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. He was educated at Friedrichswerdersches Gymnasium in Berlin. He initially studied law
Law
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, but gave up his profession on the death of his father, and devoted four years to the study of literature, philosophy and science. In 1834 he was appointed professor of philosophy at the University of Halle
University of Halle-Wittenberg
The Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg , also referred to as MLU, is a public, research-oriented university in the cities of Halle and Wittenberg within Saxony-Anhalt, Germany...
, where he remained till his death.
Thought
His philosophical standpoint may be characterized as a reaction from the pantheisticPantheism
Pantheism is the view that the Universe and God are identical. Pantheists thus do not believe in a personal, anthropomorphic or creator god. The word derives from the Greek meaning "all" and the Greek meaning "God". As such, Pantheism denotes the idea that "God" is best seen as a process of...
tendency of Hegel's idealistic rationalism
Rationalism
In epistemology and in its modern sense, rationalism is "any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification" . In more technical terms, it is a method or a theory "in which the criterion of the truth is not sensory but intellectual and deductive"...
towards a more pronouncedly theistic position. The Hegelian identity of being and thought is also abandoned and the truth of realism acknowledged, an attempt being made to exhibit idealism
Idealism
In philosophy, idealism is the family of views which assert that reality, or reality as we can know it, is fundamentally mental, mentally constructed, or otherwise immaterial. Epistemologically, idealism manifests as a skepticism about the possibility of knowing any mind-independent thing...
and realism as respectively incomplete but mutually complementary systems.
Ulrici's later works, while expressing the same views, are largely occupied in proving the existence of God
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
and the soul
Soul
A soul in certain spiritual, philosophical, and psychological traditions is the incorporeal essence of a person or living thing or object. Many philosophical and spiritual systems teach that humans have souls, and others teach that all living things and even inanimate objects have souls. The...
from the basis of scientific conceptions, and in opposition to the materialistic current of thought then popular in Germany. His first works were in the sphere of literary criticism; of his treatise On Shakespeare's Dramatic Art (1839; editions, 1847, 1868, 1874), the 3rd ed. was translated into English by LD Schmitz in 1876. In 1841 he published Über Princip und Methode der Hegelschen Philosophie, a severe criticism of the Hegelian system. This was continued in the Grundprincip der Philosophie (1845–1846), which also gives his speculative position. Complementary to this is his System der Logik (1852).
His later works on the relation of philosophy to science and to the thought of his time were more popular in character. These are Glauben und Wissen (1858), Gott und die Natur (1862; 3rd ed., 1875), Gott und der Mensch (2 vols, 1866–1873; 2nd ed., 1874). From 1847 onward Ulrici edited, jointly with I. H. Fichte
Immanuel Hermann Fichte
Immanuel Hermann von Fichte was a German philosopher and son of Johann Gottlieb Fichte. In his philosophy, he was a theist and strongly opposed to the Hegelian School.-Life:...
, the Zeitschrift für Philosophie und philosophische Kritik.
Works
- De indole et ingenio veteris Historiae (1831)
- Charakteristik der antiken Historiographie (1833) http://books.google.com/books?id=fGoZAAAAYAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=sLYUAAAAYAAJ
- (Ulrich Reimann) Novellen 2 volumes (1833)
- Geschichte der Hellenischen Dichtkunst 2 volumes (1835)
- Volume 1, 1835. http://books.google.com/books?id=Wz4tAAAAYAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=O1EVAAAAQAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=FTERAAAAIAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=0YkUAAAAQAAJ
- Volume 2, 1835. http://books.google.com/books?id=rz0tAAAAYAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=BUEZAAAAYAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=VlEVAAAAQAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=rzERAAAAIAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=EYoUAAAAQAAJ
- Ueber Shakspeare's dramatische Kunst (1839) http://books.google.com/books?id=BUPGn4M7Y3YC 2nd ed., 1847 http://books.google.com/books?id=Zt4DAAAAQAAJ 3rd ed., 1869
- Shakespeare's Dramatic Art (Tr. Morrison) (1846) http://www.archive.org/details/shakspearesdrama00ulriuoft
- Shakespeare's Dramatic Art (Tr. Schmitz) 2 volumes (1876)
- Volume 1, 1876. http://books.google.com/books?id=VVlZCSe64wgC
- Volume 2, 1876. http://books.google.com/books?id=eeoNb8PxtJIC
- Ueber Princip und Methode der Hegelschen Philosophie (1841) http://books.google.com/books?id=GWcVAAAAYAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=J2RlY6nwPFwC http://books.google.com/books?id=a_oGAAAAcAAJ
- Das Grundprincip der Philosophie, kritisch und speculativ entwickelt 2 volumes (1845–1846)
- Volume 1, 1845. http://books.google.com/books?id=EosuAAAAYAAJ
- Volume 2, 1846. http://books.google.com/books?id=bPoGAAAAcAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=MKAuAAAAYAAJ
- (Co-editor) Zeitschrift für Philosophie und philosophische Kritik (1847–1884)
- System der Logik (1852) http://books.google.com/books?id=h8I0AAAAMAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=dMoAAAAAcAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=JKEuAAAAYAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=VCMCAAAAQAAJ
- Glauben und Wissen, Speculation und exacte Wissenschaft (1858) http://books.google.com/books?id=JoYZAAAAMAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=KmUVAAAAYAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=zb8IAAAAQAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=bfoGAAAAcAAJ
- Compendium der Logik (1860) http://books.google.com/books?id=eMoAAAAAcAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=bKEuAAAAYAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=F8E0AAAAMAAJ 2nd ed., 1872 http://books.google.com/books?id=cCwOAAAAYAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=bsE0AAAAMAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=y8E0AAAAMAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=HFA_AAAAIAAJ
- Gott und die Natur (1862) http://books.google.com/books?id=rs0AAAAAcAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=GCstAAAAYAAJ 2nd ed., 1866 http://books.google.com/books?id=zRoVAAAAYAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=gSstAAAAYAAJ 3rd ed., 1875 http://books.google.com/books?id=_KcNAAAAYAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=jNcuAAAAYAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=3W0_AAAAIAAJ
- Gott und der Mensch, 2 volumes, 1st edition 1866, 2nd ed. 1874
- Volume 1, Leib und Seele: Grundzüge einer Psychologie des Menschen, 2nd edition, 1874, Volume 1-1 (1st edition 1866), Volume 1-2 http://books.google.com/books?id=tM0AAAAAcAAJ
- Volume 2, 1873. Grundzüge der praktischen Philosophie: das Naturrecht. http://www.archive.org/details/gottunddermensc01ulrigoog http://books.google.com/books?id=xYQRAAAAYAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=viEbAAAAYAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=3ewOAAAAIAAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=XU8VAAAAYAAJ
- "Zur logischen Frage" in Zeitschrift für Philosophie und philosophische Kritik Vol. 55 (1869) and Vol. 56 (1870)
- Der Philosoph Strauss (1873) http://books.google.com/books?id=ulwuAAAAYAAJ
- Strauss as a philosophical thinker (1874) http://www.archive.org/details/straussasaphilos00ulriuoft
- Ueber den spiritismus als wissenschaftliche Frage (1879) http://books.google.com/books?id=YVM5AAAAIAAJ
External links
Biography at catalogus-professorum-halensis. Obituary in Englische Studien, vol. 8 (1885), pp. 206-07.----