Moritz Carrière

Moritz Carrière 1896

Moritz Carrière (5 March 1817 – 19 January 1895) was a German philosopher and historian.[1]

Carrière was born in Griedel near Darmstadt, Germany.[1] After studying at Giessen, Göttingen and Berlin, he spent a few years in Italy studying the fine arts, and established himself in 1842 at Giessen as a teacher of philosophy.[1][2] In 1853 he was appointed professor at the University of Münich, where he lectured mainly on aesthetics.[1] In the academy in Munich, he lectured on art history.[2]

Carrière contributed in no small degree to making the idea of German unity more palatable to the South Germans.[1] Carrière identified himself with the school of the younger Fichte as one who held the theistic view of the world which aimed at reconciling deism with pantheism,[1] and Christianity with science, art, and history, and who were opposed to ultramontanism. He urged the conversion of the cathedral of Cologne into a free church. Although no obstinate adherent of antiquated forms and prejudices, he firmly upheld the fundamental truths of Christianity.[1]

Carrière died in Munich on 19 January 1895.[1]

Works

He translated the letters of Abélard and Héloise into German, and composed a poem on the last night of the Girondists.[2] His essay on Cromwell (in Lebensskizzen, 1890)[1] develops his liberal ideas[2] and may be considered his political confession of faith. He has prepared annotated editions of Goethe's Faust and Schiller's Wilhelm Tell.[2] During the Franco-Prussian War, he delivered lectures on Die sittliche Weltordnung in den Zeichen und Aufgaben unserer Zeit (Munich, 1870), and on Deutsche Geisteshelden im Elsass (1871).[2] His complete works were published at Leipzig, 14 vols., in 1886–1894.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Carrière, Moritz". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6  Ripley, George; Dana, Charles A., eds. (1879). "Carriere, Moritz". The American Cyclopædia.

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