Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. IV, 1950 Philosophy Philosophers

Crusius, Christian August

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CRUSIUS, CHRISTIAN AUGUST. - Protestant philosopher and theologian, b. at Lenau (Saxony) on 10 Jan. 1715, d. there on 18 Oct. 1775. In philosophy C. is famous for his polemic against Wolff and German rationalism, for which he won the approval of Kant. In theology he advocated, for problems of biblical exegesis, the historical-philological method preferred by J. A. Ernesti.

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BIBL.: C. Festner, Chr. Aug. C. als Metaphysiker, Halle 1892; H. Heimsoeth, Metaphysik und Kritik bei Chr. C., Berlin 1926.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV (1950), col. 1027.

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Di, Napoli Giovanni. “Crusius, christian august.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, col. 1027. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/crusius-christian-august.

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Di, Napoli Giovanni. “Crusius, christian august.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, col. 1027. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/crusius-christian-august.

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  author    = {Di, Napoli Giovanni},
  title     = {Crusius, christian august},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {IV},
  pages     = {1027},
  note      = {Cited by column},
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  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1950},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/crusius-christian-august}
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