Franz Samuel Karpe, , (17 November 1747 – 4 September 1806) was a

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n philosopher and rector of University of Olomouc.

Biography

Karpe was born in

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(nowadays

), to a townsman's family. His parents died soon and subsequently Count Lichteberg's family assumed responsibility for his upbringing and education. Karpe entered a Jesuit college in Ljubljana, which he finished in 1768. In 1769 Karpe moved to Vienna, where he studied law and philosophy. He graduated university in 1773. One year later Karpe assumed position of professor of

logic Logic is the study of correct reasoning. It includes both formal and informal logic. Formal logic is the study of deductively valid inferences or logical truths. It examines how conclusions follow from premises based on the structure o ...

metaphysics Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that examines the basic structure of reality. It is traditionally seen as the study of mind-independent features of the world, but some theorists view it as an inquiry into the conceptual framework of ...

and

moral philosophy Ethics is the philosophical study of moral phenomena. Also called moral philosophy, it investigates normative questions about what people ought to do or which behavior is morally right. Its main branches include normative ethics, applied et ...

at the University of Olomouc. In 1777 he became the director of

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with pay of 600 florins a year (for comparison, professor of law Josef Vratislav Monse was paid 900). At the same time he was also assessor at the university's Academic Court. The University was relocated to

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from 1778 to 1782. In Brno, Karpe taught also

pedagogy Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political, and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken ...

. In 1781 Karpe became the university's Rector. Karpe was ardent admirer of

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and

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, but a critic of

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and advocate of

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and

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following Locke. He was one of the few philosophers of the era, who were allowed to be published by the censors of the Vienna court's study commission. In 1786 Karpe became professor of philosophy at University of Vienna, where he remained until his death in 1806. He taught his students in the spirit of

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Main works

Karpe's works can be divided into

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and

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period. *''Argumentum tentaminis, ex philosophia rationali in conspectu tabellari exhititum'', Olomouc 1776 *''Filum tentaminis, ex philosophia speculativa'', Olomouc 1776 *''Erklärung der Logik, Metaphysik und praktischen Philosophie nach Feders Leitfaden'', Vienna 1793 *''Darstellung der Philosophie ohne Beinamen in einem Lehrbegriffe als Leitfaden bei der Anleitung zum liberalen Philosophieren'', Vienna 1802 - 1803 (The work consists of three fascicles about theory of philosophy (psychology, logics, metaphysics) and three fascicles about practical philosophy (general practical philosophy, moral philosophy - ethics, legal philosophy)) *''Institutiones philosophiae dogmaticae perpetua Kantianae disciplinae ratione habita'', Vienna 1804 (Latin version of the theory of philosophy) *''Institutiones philosophiae moralis'', Vienna 1804 (Latin version of the practical philosophy)

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Biography

Main works

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