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German philosopher (1842–1906)

Person

Born: 1842-01-01
Died: 1906-01-01

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Key facts

Born: Karl Robert Eduard Hartmann , ( 1842-02-23 ) 23 February 1842, Berlin , Brandenburg , Prussia , German Confederation
Died: 5 June 1906 (1906-06-05) (aged 64), Groß-Lichterfelde , Berlin , Brandenburg , Prussia , Germany
Occupations: Philosopher, independent scholar, writer
Spouses: Agnes Taubert ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1872 ; died 1877 ) Alma Lorenz ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1878 )
Family: Robert von Hartmann (father)
Education: United Artillery and Engineering School University of Rostock (Ph.D., 1867)
Era: 19th-century philosophy
Region: Western philosophy
School: Post-Kantian philosophy Transcendental realism Metaphysical voluntarism Post-Schopenhauerian pessimism Pantheism Irrationalism
Main interests: Aesthetics Epistemology Metaphysics Psychology
Notable works: Philosophy of the Unconscious (1869)

Key dates

Born: 1 January 1842
Died: 1 January 1906

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Instance of: human
Given name: Karl
Family name: Hartmann
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of Prussia
Place of birth: Berlin
Place of death: Berlin
Occupation: writer
Educated at: University of Rostock
Languages spoken: German

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Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann (23 February 1842 – 5 June 1906) was a German philosopher, independent scholar and writer. He was the author of the influential Philosophy of the Unconscious (1869). von Hartmann's notable ideas include the theory of the Unconscious and a pessimistic interpretation of the "best of all possible worlds" concept in metaphysics.

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