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Christian Wolff (less correctly Wolf, German:; also known as Wolfius; ennobled as Christian Freiherr von Wolff in 1745; 24 January 1679 – 9 April 1754) was a German philosopher. Wolff is characterized as one of the most eminent German philosophers between Leibniz and Kant.
Jul 3, 2006 · Christian Wolff. First published Mon Jul 3, 2006; substantive revision Sat Jun 1, 2024. Christian Wolff (1679–1754), philosopher, mathematician, and scientist, is widely and rightly regarded as the most important and influential German philosopher between Leibniz and Kant.
Apr 16, 2024 · Christian, baron von Wolff (born January 24, 1679, Breslau, Silesia [now Wrocław, Poland]—died April 9, 1754, Halle, Prussia [Germany]) was a philosopher, mathematician, and scientist who worked in many subjects but who is best known as the German spokesman of the Enlightenment.
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Jul 9, 2019 · Christian Wolff (Breslau 1679–Halle 1754) was the leading figure of German academic philosophy in the first half of the eighteenth century and one of the most systematic thinkers of all times.
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Born in the late 17th century, Wolff was a German philosopher and mathematician who became one of the most influential thinkers of his time. His methodical approach to philosophy was grounded in rationalism—the belief that reason is the primary source of knowledge.
Christian Wolff (less correctly Wolf; also known as Wolfius) (January 24, 1679 - April 9, 1754) was the most eminent German philosopher between Gottfried Leibniz and Immanuel Kant. His oeuvre spans almost every scholarly subject of his time, each displayed and unfolded according to his demonstrative-deductive, mathematical method.
Jul 3, 2006 · Christian Wolff (1679-1754), also known as Christian von Wolfius, was a Rationalist philosopher of the German Enlightenment. His corpus includes over 26 titles, spanning more than 42 quarto volumes, with contributions primarily in the areas of mathematics and philosophy.
