Christian Wolff (1679 to 1754) was a German philosopher, mathematician and scientist, widely regarded as the most important and influential German philosopher between Leibniz and Kant. Born in Breslau in Silesia to parents of modest means, he later held a professorship of mathematics at Halle. His output was prolific, more than fifty titles, mostly multi-volume, and through textbooks written first in German and then in Latin he contributed to nearly every area of philosophy of his time, including logic, metaphysics, ethics, political philosophy and aesthetics. He is best known as co-founder of the Leibnizian-Wolffian philosophy, a term he himself rejected, which quickly gained wide, if not always welcome, influence.
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the most important and influential German philosopher between Leibniz and Kant
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Christian Wolff was born 24 January 1679 in Breslau in the province of Silesia
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was a German philosopher of the Modern era, associated with Rationalism and Enlightenment
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Christian Wolff (1679-1754), philosopher, mathematician, and scientist
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Wolff himself rejected the term
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the most important and influential German philosopher between Leibniz and Kant
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the most important and influential German philosopher between Leibniz and Kant
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Christian Wolff was born 24 January 1679 in Breslau in the province of Silesia
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logic, metaphysics, ethics, political philosophy, and aesthetics
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logic, metaphysics, ethics, political philosophy, and aesthetics
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logic, metaphysics, ethics, political philosophy, and aesthetics
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Wolff is perhaps best known in his role as (co-)founder of the “Leibnizian-Wolffian philosophy”
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the most important and influential German philosopher between Leibniz and Kant
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In filosofia R. aderì essenzialmente alle posizioni di Wolff
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