Christoph von Sigwart

Christoph von Sigwart ( born March 28, 1830 in Tübingen, † August 4, 1904 ) was a German philosopher. He was the son of Heinrich Christoph Wilhelm Sigwart.

Christoph Sigwart studied theology and philosophy and received a doctorate in theology. et phil. As a student he was a member of the Royal Society Tübingen Roigel. From 1852 to 1855 he worked as a teacher in Halle. In 1855 he was Repetent at the Theological Seminary in Tübingen. Since 1859 he was a professor at the Theological Seminary in Blaubeuren. In 1863 he returned to Tübingen back, began teaching at the Eberhard -Karls- University and was inspector of the Evangelical Theological Seminary. Since 1865 until his retirement in 1903 he was professor of philosophy. He held the rank of Royal Württemberg Privy Council. Since 1885 he was a corresponding member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences. The focus of his philosophical work he put on questions of ethics and logic.

The first volume of his main work logic was published in 1873 and is considered an important contribution to the philosophy of the late 19th century. The work was preceded by long and careful studies. This German and English logician have been considered. In the fifth chapter, a fundamental study of the induction theory of Francis Bacon, John Stuart Mill and David Hume is presented. The Lesser Writings critically examine with Paracelsus and Giordano Bruno.

1875 Christoph von Sigwart was awarded the Knight's Cross 1st class of the Order of the Württemberg Crown, with the personal titles of nobility ( ennoblement ) was connected. In 1897 he received the Kommenturkreuz this Order.

Works

  • Ulrich Zwingli, the character of his theology, presented with special reference to Picus of Mirandula. Stuttgart 1855.
  • Spinoza's treatise on God, man and the bliss. Gotha 1866.
  • Contributions to the theory of hypothetical judgments, 1871
  • Logic. 2 vols, Tübingen from 1873 to 1878, 1895 by Helen Dendy translated into English
  • The life story of Giordano Bruno. Tübingen 1880
  • Small fonts. Freiburg in 1881, 2 vols
  • Preliminary questions of ethics. Freiburg 1886
  • The impersonals, a logical investigation. Freiburg 1888
  • Genealogy and History of Sigwart family. Tübingen 1895
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