World Philosophy Atlas
Jena
- Jena
In the 1790s and 1800s the small university town of Jena was the main centre of German Idealism. Johann Gottlieb Fichte arrived in May 1794 and taught here until the Atheism Controversy forced him to resign in 1799. Friedrich Schelling held his first professorship here from 1798 to 1803, and Hegel joined him in 1801, completing the Phenomenology of Spirit in late 1806. Seven decades later the logician Gottlob Frege taught at the university from 1874 until 1917, and the young Rudolf Carnap took every course he offered.
When
- 1794–1807 German Idealism Fichte, Schelling and Hegel.
- 1874–1917 Frege's logic Frege's teaching career.
Schools and institutions
- University of Jena Fichte, Schelling, Hegel and Frege all taught here.
Thinkers
- Johann Gottlieb Fichte 1762 – 1814taught here, 1794–1799 (Arrived in May 1794; resigned after the Atheism Controversy and left for Berlin in 1799.)
- F. W. J. Schelling 1775 – 1854taught here, 1798–1803 (His first professorship, 1798-1803.)
- G. W. F. Hegel 1770 – 1831taught here, 1801–1807 (Moved to Jena in 1801 to join Schelling; completed the Phenomenology of Spirit in late 1806.)
- Gottlob Frege 1848 – 1925taught here, 1874–1917 (Studied at Jena before Göttingen; Privatdozent from 1874; retired in 1917.)
- Rudolf Carnap 1891 – 1970studied here (Finished school and enrolled at the university in Jena; took every course Frege offered.)
- Anton Wilhelm Amo c. 1703 – after 1752taught here, 1739 (After studying at Halle (from 1727) and Wittenberg (doctorate 1734) and lecturing at Halle from 1736, he also taught in Jena in 1739.)
Sources: SEP: Johann Gottlieb Fichte · SEP: Hegel · SEP: Gottlob Frege · SEP: Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling · SEP: Rudolf Carnap · Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg: Anton Wilhelm Amo