In the history of thought, Johann Friedrich Flatt is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Johann Friedrich Flatt as German philosopher and theologian.
Johann Friedrich Flatt was born at Tübingen in 1759. 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.
The discipline keeps its dead in print, because the arguments are still open.
That the work was done from Germany matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Johann Friedrich Flatt died in 1821, aged 62. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Held posts at University of Tübingen
