Johann Georg Hamann
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Johann Georg Hamann (/ˈhɑːmən/; German: [ˈhaːman]; 27 August 1730 – 21 June 1788) was a German Lutheran philosopher from Königsberg known as "the Wizard of the North" who was one of the leading figures of post-Kantian philosophy. His work was used by his student J. G. Herder as the main support of the Sturm und Drang movement, and is associated with the Counter-Enlightenment and Romanticism.[2][3]
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Johann Georg Hamann | |
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Born | (1730-08-27)27 August 1730 |
Died | 21 June 1788(1788-06-21) (aged 57) |
Alma mater | University of Königsberg (1746–1751/52; no degree) |
Era | 18th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Post-Kantian Counter-Enlightenment Sturm und Drang |
Main interests | |
Notable ideas | "Reason is language" ("Vernunft ist Sprache")[1] |
He introduced Kant, also from Königsberg, to the works of both Hume – waking him from his "dogmatic slumber" – and Rousseau. Hamann was influenced by Hume, but he used his views to argue for rather than against Christianity.[4]
Goethe and Kierkegaard were among those who considered him to be the finest mind of his time.[5] He was also a key influence on Hegel and Jacobi.[6] Long before the linguistic turn, Hamann believed epistemology should be replaced by the philosophy of language.