Philosopher

Jakob Thomasius

Overview

Jakob Thomasius (; German: [toˈmaːzi̯ʊs]; Latin: Jacobus Thomasius; 27 August 1622 – 9 September 1684) was a German philosopher and jurist. From 1670 to 1676, he was rector of the Old St Nicholas School in Leipzig. He is now regarded as an important founding figure in the scholarly study of the history of philosophy. His views were eclectic, and were taken up by his son Christian Thomasius.

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Philosophers who discussed Jakob Thomasius

• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
• Christian Thomasius
• Rudolph Goclenius

Ideas Jakob Thomasius discusses

• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
• Gnosticism
• Philosophy
• Leipzig
• Plagiarism
• Leipzig University
• Baruch Spinoza
• Jurist
• History of philosophy
• Prisca theologia
• Christian Thomasius

Place in the tradition

Part of Neostoicism.

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