Johann Friedrich Flatt
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Johann Friedrich Flatt was a German theologian and philosopher born in Tübingen
. His brother Karl Christian Flatt (1772–1813) was also a theologian.
He studied philosophy and theology in Tübingen, afterwards continuing his education in Göttingen
. In 1792 he was appointed associate professor of philosophy at the University of Tübingen, where in 1798 he became a full professor of theology.
Flatt was a disciple of theologian Gottlob Christian Storr
(1746–1805), and like his mentor a representative of the so-called Ältere Tübinger Schule (conservative Tübingen school of theologians) of Biblical Supranaturalism. He is remembered as an outspoken critic of Kantian philosophy
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From 1796 to 1803, he was editor of the Magazin für christliche Dogmatik und Moral (Magazine of Christian Dogmatics and Morals).
Tübingen
Tübingen is a traditional university town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, on a ridge between the Neckar and Ammer rivers.-Geography:...
. His brother Karl Christian Flatt (1772–1813) was also a theologian.
He studied philosophy and theology in Tübingen, afterwards continuing his education in Göttingen
Göttingen
Göttingen is a university town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Göttingen. The Leine river runs through the town. In 2006 the population was 129,686.-General information:...
. In 1792 he was appointed associate professor of philosophy at the University of Tübingen, where in 1798 he became a full professor of theology.
Flatt was a disciple of theologian Gottlob Christian Storr
Gottlob Christian Storr
Gottlob Christian Storr was a German Protestant theologian born in Stuttgart.He studied philosophy, theology and other subjects at the University of Tübingen, and following his theological examination in 1768, undertook an educational journey through Germany, Holland, England and France...
(1746–1805), and like his mentor a representative of the so-called Ältere Tübinger Schule (conservative Tübingen school of theologians) of Biblical Supranaturalism. He is remembered as an outspoken critic of Kantian philosophy
Kantianism
Kantianism is the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher born in Königsberg, Prussia . The term Kantianism or Kantian is sometimes also used to describe contemporary positions in philosophy of mind, epistemology, and ethics.-Ethics:Kantian ethics are deontological, revolving entirely...
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From 1796 to 1803, he was editor of the Magazin für christliche Dogmatik und Moral (Magazine of Christian Dogmatics and Morals).
Selected publications
- Commentatio symbolic in qua Ecclesiae nostrae de deitate Christi sententia probatur et vindicatur, 1788
- Observationes quaedam ad comparandam Kantianam cum disciplina christiana relevant doctrine, 1792
- Vorlesungen über die Briefe Pauli an den Timotheus und Titus (Lectures on the Letters of Saint Paul to Timothy and TitusTitusTitus , was Roman Emperor from 79 to 81. A member of the Flavian dynasty, Titus succeeded his father Vespasian upon his death, thus becoming the first Roman Emperor to come to the throne after his own father....
), published posthumously - Vorlesungen über Christliche Moral (Lectures on Christian Morals), 1823