Philosopher

Christian Thomasius

Overview

Christian Thomasius (; German: [toˈmaːzi̯ʊs]; 1 January 1655 – 23 September 1728) was a German jurist and philosopher. The German Enlightenment "supposedly" began with him.

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Philosophers who discussed Christian Thomasius

• Ernst Bloch
• Arnold Geulincx
• Jakob Thomasius

Ideas Christian Thomasius discusses

• German Enlightenment
• German language
• Atheism
• John Calvin
• Jurisprudence
• Latin
• Leipzig
• Samuel von Pufendorf
• Natural law
• Political philosophy
• Roman law
• Theology
• Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
• Hugo Grotius
• Martin Luther
• Deism
• Jakob Thomasius

Place in the tradition

Part of German philosophy.

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