Johannes Agricola belongs to the philosophical record as a figure whose arguments outlasted the disputes that prompted them.
The record lists Johannes Agricola as Reformer, humanist (1494-1566).
Johannes Agricola was born at Eisleben in 1494. His recorded nationality is Germany. He studied at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg.
Recovered classical texts and the printing press reopened questions that had been treated as settled for centuries.
His academic posts were held at University of Wittenberg.
The recorded fields of work are theology, protestant reformation and literary activity.
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.
Johannes Agricola died in 1566, aged 72. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Held posts at University of Wittenberg
- Fields: theology, Protestant Reformation and literary activity
