Anton Wilhelm Amo
Anton Wilhelm Amo or Anthony William Amo (c. 1703 – c. 1759) was a Nzema philosopher from Axim, Dutch Gold Coast (now Ghana). Amo was a professor at the universities of Halle and Jena in Germany after studying there. He was brought to Germany by the Dutch West India Company in 1707 and was presented as a gift to Dukes Augustus William and Ludwig Rudolf of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, being treated as a member of the family by their father Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. In 2020, Oxford University Press published a translation (into English) of his Latin works from the early 1730s.
Anton Wilhelm Amo | |
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Drawing of Anton Wilhelm Amo | |
| Born | c. 1703 |
| Died | c. 1759 (aged 55–56) |
| Other names | Antonius Guilielmus Amo Afer Anthony William Amo |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Helmstedt University of Halle University of Wittenberg |
| Thesis | Disputatio Philosophica continens Ideam Distinctam Eorum quae competunt vel menti vel corpori nostro vivo et organico (1734) |
| Academic advisors | Samuel Christian Hollmann Martin Gotthelf Löscher |
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| Academic work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| School or tradition | Western philosophy, rationalism |
| Institutions | University of Halle University of Jena |
| Doctoral students | Johannes Theodosius Meiner |
| Main interests | Philosophy of mind |
| Notable ideas | Critique of Descartes' philosophy of mind |
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