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German philosopher (1842–1906)

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Born
Karl Robert Eduard Hartmann , ( 1842-02-23 ) 23 February 1842, Berlin , Brandenburg , Prussia , German Confederation
Died
5 June 1906 (1906-06-05) (aged 64), Groß-Lichterfelde , Berlin , Brandenburg , Prussia , Germany
Occupations
Philosopher, independent scholar, writer
Spouses
Agnes Taubert ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1872 ; died 1877 ) ​ Alma Lorenz ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1878 ) ​
Family
Robert von Hartmann (father)
Education
United Artillery and Engineering School University of Rostock (Ph.D., 1867)
Era
19th-century philosophy
Region
Western philosophy
School
Post-Kantian philosophy Transcendental realism Metaphysical voluntarism Post-Schopenhauerian pessimism Pantheism Irrationalism
Main interests
Aesthetics Epistemology Metaphysics Psychology
Notable works
Philosophy of the Unconscious (1869)
Notable ideas
Theory of the U unconscious ( reason and will as irreducible to each other) Pessimistic interpretation of the " best of all possible worlds " theory
Allegiance
Prussia
Branch
Prussian Army
Rank
First lieutenant

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Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann (Photographic portrait).jpg
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Eduard von Hartmann
date of birth
1842-01-01
date of death
1906-01-01
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Eduard von Hartmann
pseudonym
Carl Robert
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Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann (23 February 1842 – 5 June 1906) was a German philosopher, independent scholar and writer. He was the author of the influential Philosophy of the Unconscious (1869). von Hartmann's notable ideas include the theory of the Unconscious and a pessimistic interpretation of the "best of all possible worlds" concept in metaphysics.

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