German philosopher
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concept
A German philosopher is a thinker originating from or working within the German intellectual tradition who systematically explores fundamental questions about reality, knowledge, morality, and human existence, often engaging with and contributing to influential movements such as idealism, phenomenology, critical theory, or existentialism.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German philosopher canonical | 40 |
| 20th-century philosopher | 15 |
| Neo-Kantian philosopher | 5 |
| member of the Frankfurt School | 3 |
| neo-Kantian philosopher | 3 |
| German Idealist philosopher | 2 |
| German Romantic philosopher | 1 |
| German idealist philosopher | 1 |
| Romantic philosopher | 1 |
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Input
Class: German philosopher
Generated description
A German philosopher is a thinker originating from or working within the German intellectual tradition who systematically explores fundamental questions about reality, knowledge, morality, and human existence, often engaging with and contributing to influential movements such as idealism, phenomenology, critical theory, or existentialism.
Instances (66)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Morris Weitz | 20th-century philosopher |
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Patočka
surface form:
Jan Patočka
|
20th-century philosopher |
| Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten | — |
| Max Horkheimer | member of the Frankfurt School |
| Carl Ludwig (philosopher) | — |
| Rainer Forst | — |
| G. W. F. Hegel | — |
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Joseph
surface form:
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
|
German Idealist philosopher |
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Schlegel
surface form:
August Wilhelm Schlegel
|
— |
| Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker | — |
| Johann Gottlieb Fichte | — |
| Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling | German Idealist philosopher |
| Wilfrid Sellars | 20th-century philosopher |
| Hans-Georg Gadamer | — |
| Paul Ricoeur | 20th-century philosopher |
| Friedrich Albert Lange | neo-Kantian philosopher |
| Bruno Bauch | neo-Kantian philosopher |
| Hermann Cohen | neo-Kantian philosopher |
| Emmanuel Levinas | 20th-century philosopher |
| Karl Löwith | — |
| Erich Rothacker | — |
| Friedrich Pollock | member of the Frankfurt School |
| Friedrich Schleiermacher | — |
| Louis Althusser | 20th-century philosopher |
| Hans Blumenberg | — |
| Max Stirner | — |
| Friedrich Hölderlin | — |
| Immanuel Kant | — |
| Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi | — |
| Theodor W. Adorno | member of the Frankfurt School |
| Grete Hermann | — |
| Roderick Chisholm | 20th-century philosopher |
| Ernst Cassirer | Neo-Kantian philosopher |
| Wilhelm Dilthey | — |
| Martin Heidegger | — |
| Nicolai Hartmann | — |
| Wilhelm Windelband | Neo-Kantian philosopher |
| Hans Vaihinger | Neo-Kantian philosopher |
| Heinrich Rickert | Neo-Kantian philosopher |
| Franz von Baader | — |
| Ludwig Feuerbach | — |
| Eduard von Hartmann | — |
| C. A. Campbell | 20th-century philosopher |
| Richard Hönigswald | Neo-Kantian philosopher |
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Carl Friedrich
surface form:
Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
|
— |
| Hans Jonas | — |
| Gilles Deleuze | 20th-century philosopher |
| Heinrich Scholz | — |
| C. L. Stevenson | 20th-century philosopher |
| Alois Riehl | — |