Johann Friedrich Herbart Philosopher

Johann Friedrich Herbart (May 4, 1776 – August 14, 1841) was a German philosopher, psychologist, and founder of pedagogy as an academic discipline.Herbart is now remembered amongst the post-Kantian philosophers mostly as making the greatest contrast to Hegel; this in particular in relation to aesthetics. That does not take into account his thought on education.

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Johann Friedrich Herbart
Birth dateMay 04, 1776
Birth place
Duchy of Oldenburg , Oldenburg
Date of deathAugust 14, 1841
Place of death
Kingdom of Hanover , Göttingen
Era
19th-century philosophy

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