Hermann Friedrich Wilhelm Hinrichs (22 April 1794 – 17 September 1861) was a German right Hegelian philosopher.
Hermann Friedrich Wilhelm Hinrichs | |
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| Born | 22 April 1794 Karlseck, Hohenkirchen, Lower Saxony, Germany (now Wangerland, Friesland, Netherlands) |
| Died | 17 September 1861 (aged 67) |
Biography
editHinrichs was the son of a Protestant pastor. He studied theology at Strassburg, and, following a crisis of faith, philosophy at Heidelberg under Hegel, who wrote a preface to his Religion im innern Verhältniss zur Wissenschaft (Heidelberg, 1822),[1] describing Hinrichs's work as turgid and difficult to follow. Hinrichs was convinced that philosophy was superior to theology in knowing and reconciling with God.
He became a Privatdozent in 1819, and held professorships at Breslau (1822) and Halle (1824),[1] which were important centers of Hegelianism outside Berlin.
References
edit- ^ a b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hinrichs, Hermann Friedrich Wilhelm". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 515.
