Johann Gottfried Jakob Hermann belongs to the philosophical record as a figure whose arguments outlasted the disputes that prompted them.
The record lists Johann Gottfried Jakob Hermann as German classical scholar and philologist.
Johann Gottfried Jakob Hermann was born at Leipzig in 1772. His recorded nationality is Kingdom of Saxony. He studied at University of Jena and Leipzig University.
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 Leipzig University.
The recorded fields of work are classical philology.
His principal work is Elementa doctrinae metricae. Philosophy advances by objection: an argument matters if serious people spend years attacking it.
That the work was done from Kingdom of Saxony matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Johann Gottfried Jakob Hermann died in 1848, aged 76. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Notable work: Elementa doctrinae metricae
- Held posts at Leipzig University
- Fields: classical philology
