Julius Bergmann
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Julius Bergmann was a German philosopher.
, he devoted himself to mathematics
and philosophy
, was appointed to the chair of philosophy at the University of Königsberg
in 1872, and three years later to a similar chair at the University of Marburg.
Biography
At the University of Göttingen and at the Humboldt University of BerlinHumboldt University of Berlin
The Humboldt University of Berlin is Berlin's oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin by the liberal Prussian educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt, whose university model has strongly influenced other European and Western universities...
, he devoted himself to mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
, was appointed to the chair of philosophy at the University of Königsberg
University of Königsberg
The University of Königsberg was the university of Königsberg in East Prussia. It was founded in 1544 as second Protestant academy by Duke Albert of Prussia, and was commonly known as the Albertina....
in 1872, and three years later to a similar chair at the University of Marburg.
Works
Among his more important writings are:- Grundlinien einer Theorie des Bewusstseins (Outlines of a theory of consciousness, 1870)
- Zur Beurteilung des Kriticismus (On judging criticism, 1875)
- Reine Logik (Pure logic, 1879)
- Sein und Erkennen (To be and to recognize, 1880)
- Die Grundprobleme der Logik (Fundamental problems in logic, 1882)
- Geschichte der Philosophie (History of philosophy, 1892-94)
- Untersuchungen über Hauptpunkte der Philosophie (Investigations on the main points of philosophy, 1900)
- System des objektiven Idealismus (A system of objective idealism, 1903)