Heinrich Christoph Wilhelm Sigwart

Heinrich Christoph Wilhelm von Sigwart ( born August 31, 1789 in Remmingsheim, now the town Neustetten to Rottenburg am Neckar, † September 16, 1844 in Stuttgart) was a professor of philosophy in Tübingen.

Life

After the early death of his father Heinrich Christoph Wilhelm Sigwart was brought up by relatives, most recently with his uncle Johann Christoph Schwab, Privy Councilor in Stuttgart. He attended high school illuste the Theological Seminars in Blaubeuren and Maulbronn in Stuttgart and from 1803 to 1807. In 1807 he began the study of theology, philosophy and philology at Tubingen. After the end of his studies, he took a job as a tutor in 1812 the Prince of Hohenlohe- Langenburg. In 1813 he was Repetent at Tubingen, 1815 Town Vicar in Stuttgart. From 1816 to 1841 he was professor of philosophy at the University of Tübingen. From 1822 to 1834 he was also the Visitor of the learned schools in the Black Forest Circle.

From 1841 until his death was Sigwart prelate and general superintendent of the Protestant Church in Hall and had power this office seat and vote in the Second Chamber of the Württemberg Estates.

He was the father of Christoph von Sigwart.

1837 Knight's Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown, he was awarded, with which it was connected to the personal title of nobility.

Writings

• On the relation of Spinozism with the Cartesian philosophy, Tübingen 1816.
• Handbook of theoretical philosophy, Tübingen 1820.
• Manual to Lectures on the logic.
• Leibniz ' doctrine of prästabilen harmony in context with previous Philosophical considered, 1822.
• Broad anthropology, Tübingen 1827.
• The problem of freedom and non-freedom of the human will. A critical essay. Fues, Tübingen 1839.
• Spinozism, Tübingen 1839.
• The propaedeutic the history of philosophy, or on the concept, the method and the beginning of the history of philosophy, together with an Appendix on the first forms of Greek philosophy in 1840.
• History of Philosophy ( 3 volumes), Tübingen 1844.