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School of Thought: German Liberalism

In the 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries a number of German liberals emerged to argue for enlightened reform, deregulation, and constitutional government. The failure to achieve these aims in the 1848 Revolution meant that German liberalism was eclipsed by nationalism, militarism, and socialism for the next 100 years.

9 People in this Group:

sort name   name ↓ birth   death  
Humboldt Wilhelm von Humboldt 1767 1835
Pufendorf Samuel von Pufendorf 1632 1694
Althusius Johannes Althusius 1557 1638
Fichte Johann Gottlieb Fichte 1762 1814
Burckhardt Jacob Burckhardt 1818 1897
Kant Immanuel Kant 1724 1804
List Friedrich List 1789 1846
Hayek Friedrich August von Hayek 1899 1992
Richter Eugen Richter 1838 1906