Jacob Friedrich von Abel is remembered for arguments the next generation could not ignore.
The record lists Jacob Friedrich von Abel as German philosopher.
Jacob Friedrich von Abel was born at Vaihingen an der Enz in 1751. His recorded nationality is Germany. He studied at University of Tübingen.
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 Tübingen and Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Württemberg.
A philosophical position survives not by being proved but by resisting every attempt to dispose of it.
That the work was done from Germany matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Jacob Friedrich von Abel died in 1829, aged 78. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Held posts at University of Tübingen and Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Württemberg
