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Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi

Born

in Düsseldorf, Germany

January 25, 1743

Died

March 10, 1819

Genre

Philosophy

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Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi was an influential German philosopher, literary figure, socialite, and the younger brother of poet Johann Georg Jacobi. He is notable for popularizing the term nihilism (coined by Obereit in 1787) and promoting it as the prime fault of Enlightenment thought particularly in the philosophical systems of Baruch Spinoza, Immanuel Kant, Johann Fichte and Friedrich Schelling. Instead of speculative reason, he advocated Glaube (variously translated as faith or "belief") and revelation. In this sense, Jacobi anticipated present-day writers who criticize secular philosophy as relativistic and dangerous for religious faith. In his time, he was also well-known among literary circles for his critique of the Sturm and Drang mov ...more

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Average rating: 3.57 · 60 ratings · 8 reviews · 199 distinct works

	Main Philosophical Writings and the Novel Allwill (McGill-Queen’s Studies in the Hist of Id) (Volume 18) by Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, George di Giovanni 4.05 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1995 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Über die Lehre des Spinoza in Briefen an den Herrn Moses Mendelssohn 3.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1785 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	David Hume on Faith or Idealism and Realism: A Dialogue 3.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1787 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jacobis Spinoza-Büchlein 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jacobi an Fichte 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Woldemar: Eine Seltenheit aus der Naturgeschichte (Sammlung Zenodot) (German Edition) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	David Hume et la croyance: Idéalisme et réalisme really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2000 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi von den Göttlichen Dingen und Ihrer Offenbarung (Classic Reprint) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Lettera a Fichte (1799, 1816) by Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, Ariberto Acerbi (Editor), Marco Ivaldo (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars