Johann Eduard Erdmann | |
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| Born | 13 June 1805 |
| Died | 12 June 1892 (aged 86) |
| Education | University of Dorpat University of Berlin University of Kiel (PhD, 1830) |
| Era | 19th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Old Hegelians |
| Institutions | University of Halle |
| Thesis | Quidnam sit discrimen philosophiam inter et theologiam (What is the Distinction between Philosophy and Theology?) (1830) |
| Academic advisors | G. W. F. Hegel |
| Notable students | Kuno Fischer |
Main interests | Metaphysics |
Notable ideas | Philosophy and religion converge to a common truth (even though they differ in form of approach) Coining the term "psychologism" |
Johann Eduard Erdmann (13 June 1805 – 12 June 1892) was a German religious pastor, historian of philosophy, and philosopher of religion, of which he wrote on the mediation of faith and knowledge. He was known to be a follower of Friedrich Schleiermacher, whom he studied under August Carlblom (1797-1877), and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, whom he regarded as his mentor. Erdmann also studied the works of Karl Daub. Historians of philosophy usually include Erdmann as a member of the Right Wing of the Hegelian movement, a group of thinkers who were also referred to variously as the Right Hegelians (Rechtshegelianer), the Hegelian Right (die Hegelsche Rechte), and/or as the Old Hegelians (Althegelianer).[1]
- ^ Stephen Bitter, "Erdmann: Appropriation and Criticism, Error and Understanding" from Kierkegaard and his German Contemporaries Tome II: Theology, Ed. Jon Stewart, Ashgate Publishing Limited (2007)