Wilhelm Traugott Krug is remembered for arguments the next generation could not ignore.
The record lists Wilhelm Traugott Krug as German philosopher and writer (1770–1842).
Wilhelm Traugott Krug was born at Radis in 1770. His recorded nationality is Germany. He studied at University of Göttingen and University of Jena.
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, University of Wittenberg and University of Frankfurt an der Oder.
The recorded fields of work are philosophy.
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.
Wilhelm Traugott Krug died in 1842, aged 72. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Held posts at Leipzig University, University of Wittenberg and University of Frankfurt an der Oder
- Fields: philosophy
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