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Lichtenberg, Georg Christoph (1742–99)
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Lichtenberg was a German mathematician, physicist and astronomer, a highly successful university teacher in the field of experimental physics and a prolific writer of essays on scientific and cultural issues. He was one of the leading public figures of the German late Enlightenment, much admired for his satirical and witty style. Today he is known chiefly for his posthumously published notebooks. In thousands of entries, ranging from a single word to several pages, Lichtenberg recorded observations and thoughts about himself and the world. Only a fraction of those entries belong to the tradition of aphoristic writing developed after Lichtenberg and under his influence. A good proportion of the entries are of philosophical interest. Through the radical form as well as content of the notebooks Lichtenberg has become a contemporary to generations of his philosophical readers.
Title: Lichtenberg, Georg Christoph (1742–99)
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Lichtenberg was a German mathematician, physicist and astronomer, a highly successful university teacher in the field of experimental physics and a prolific writer of essays on scientific and cultural issues.
He was one of the leading public figures of the German late Enlightenment, much admired for his satirical and witty style.
Today he is known chiefly for his posthumously published notebooks.
In thousands of entries, ranging from a single word to several pages, Lichtenberg recorded observations and thoughts about himself and the world.
Only a fraction of those entries belong to the tradition of aphoristic writing developed after Lichtenberg and under his influence.
A good proportion of the entries are of philosophical interest.
Through the radical form as well as content of the notebooks Lichtenberg has become a contemporary to generations of his philosophical readers.
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