Friedrich Eduard Beneke belongs to the philosophical record as a figure whose arguments outlasted the disputes that prompted them.
The record lists Friedrich Eduard Beneke as German psychologist & scholar (1798–1854).
Friedrich Eduard Beneke was born at Berlin in 1798. His recorded nationality is Germany. He studied at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg.
Enlightenment argument moved philosophy into public life: it was now about government, rights and religion as much as metaphysics.
His academic posts were held at University of Göttingen and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
Philosophy advances by objection: an argument matters if serious people spend years attacking it.
That the work was done from Germany matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Friedrich Eduard Beneke died in 1854, aged 56. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Held posts at University of Göttingen and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
