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79. - Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749–1832)

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2025

By
Valtteri Viljanen
Edited by
Karolina Hübner  and
Justin Steinberg
Karolina Hübner
Affiliation:
Cornell University, New York
Justin Steinberg
Affiliation:
Cornell University, New York
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The polymath Goethe was such an important literary and cultural figure in Germany that his era is sometimes referred to as the Goethezeit. However, it is notoriously difficult to assess Goethe’s achievements as a scientist and philosopher, given his syncretic, and sometimes mystical approach. Spinoza, the philosopher Goethe esteemed above all others, was among his key influences.

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The Cambridge Spinoza Lexicon , pp. 210 - 211
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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Beiser, F. C. (1987). The Fate of Reason: German Philosophy from Kant to Fichte. Harvard University Press.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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