Karl Christian Friedrich Krause | |
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 Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, lithograph by Heinrich Dragendorff, published in Die reine d.i. allgemeine Lebenlehre und Philosophie der Geschichte (Göttingen, 1843) | |
| Born | 6 May 1781 |
| Died | 27 September 1832 (aged 51) |
| Alma mater | University of Jena |
| Era | 19th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Continental philosophy German idealism Krausism Panentheism |
Main interests | Mysticism |
Notable ideas | Panentheism Identitätsphilosophie |
Karl Christian Friedrich Krause (German: [ˈkʁaʊzə]; 6 May 1781 – 27 September 1832) was a German philosopher whose doctrines became known as Krausism. Krausism, when considered in its totality as a complete, stand-alone philosophical system, had only a small following in Germany, France, and Belgium, in contradistinction to certain other philosophical systems (such as Hegelianism) that had a much larger following in Europe at that time. However, Krausism became very popular and influential in Restoration Spain not as a complete, comprehensive philosophical system per se, but as a broad cultural movement. In Spain, Krausism was known as "Krausismo", and Krausists were known as "Krausistas". Outside of Spain, the Spanish Krausist cultural movement was referred to as Spanish Krausism.