Johann Eduard Erdmann
Johann Eduard Erdmann | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 June 1805 |
| Died | 12 June 1892 (aged 86) |
| Education | |
| Education | University of Dorpat University of Berlin University of Kiel (PhD, 1830) |
| Thesis | Quidnam sit discrimen philosophiam inter et theologiam (What is the Distinction between Philosophy and Theology?) (1830) |
| Academic advisors | G. W. F. Hegel |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 19th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Old Hegelians |
| Institutions | University of Halle |
| Notable students | Kuno Fischer |
| Main interests | Metaphysics |
| Notable ideas | Philosophy and religion converging to a common truth Coining the term "psychologism" |
Johann Eduard Erdmann (German: [ˈeːɐ̯tman]; 13 June 1805 – 12 June 1892) was a German religious pastor, historian of philosophy, and philosopher of religion, of which he wrote on the mediation of faith and knowledge. He was known to be a follower of Friedrich Schleiermacher, whom he studied under August Carlblom, and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, whom he regarded as his mentor. Erdmann also studied the works of Karl Daub. Historians of philosophy usually include Erdmann as a member of the Right Wing of the Hegelian movement, a group of thinkers who were also referred to variously as the Right Hegelians (Rechtshegelianer), the Hegelian Right (die Hegelsche Rechte), and/or as the Old Hegelians (Althegelianer).