Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten
Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten (/ˈbaʊmɡɑːrtən/; German: [ˈbaʊmˌgaʁtn̩]; 17 July 1714 – 27 May 1762) was a German philosopher. He was a brother to theologian Siegmund Jakob Baumgarten (1706–1757).
Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten | |
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| Born | 17 July 1714 Berlin, Brandenburg |
| Died | 27 May 1762 (aged 47) Frankfurt (Oder), Brandenburg |
| Education | University of Halle University of Jena (no degree) |
| Era | 18th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Age of Enlightenment |
| Institutions | University of Halle Alma Mater Viadrina |
| Academic advisors | Christian Wolff Johann Peter Reusch |
| Notable students | Georg Friedrich Meier |
Main interests | Aesthetics |
Notable ideas | Aesthetics as the perfection of sensuous cognition |
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