In the history of thought, Johann Martin Chladenius is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Johann Martin Chladenius as German philosopher.
Johann Martin Chladenius was born at Lutherstadt Wittenberg in 1710. His recorded nationality is Germany. He studied at 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 Leipzig University.
The recorded fields of work are theology and historiography.
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 Martin Chladenius died in 1759, aged 49. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Held posts at Leipzig University
- Fields: theology and historiography
