Eduard von Hartmann

Eduard von Hartmann
Eduard von Hartmann
	Von Hartmann in 1885
Born	Karl Robert Eduard Hartmann; 23 February 1842; Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia, German Confederation
Died	5 June 1906 (aged 64); Groß-Lichterfelde, Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany
Occupations	Philosopher, independent scholar, writer
Spouses	; Agnes Taubert (m. 1872; died 1877) ; Alma Lorenz (m. 1878)
Children	6
Family	Robert von Hartmann (father)
Education
Education	United Artillery and Engineering School; University of Rostock (Ph.D., 1867);
Philosophical work
Era	19th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Continental philosophy; Post-Kantian philosophy; Transcendental realism; Metaphysical voluntarism; Post-Schopenhauerian pessimism; Pantheism; Irrationalism;
Main interests	Aesthetics; Epistemology; Metaphysics; Psychology;
Notable works	Philosophy of the Unconscious (1869)
Notable ideas	Theory of the Unconscious (Reason and Will are irreducible to each other); Pessimistic interpretation of the "Best of all possible worlds" theory;
Military career
Allegiance	Prussia
Branch	Prussian Army
Rank	First lieutenant
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Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann (23 February 1842 – 5 June 1906) was a German philosopher, independent scholar and writer. He was the author of the influential Philosophy of the Unconscious (1869). von Hartmann's notable ideas include the theory of the Unconscious and a pessimistic interpretation of the "best of all possible worlds" concept in metaphysics.