| German mystic and philosophizing theologian, often called the "philosopher pursuit the Germans" (Philosophus Teutonicus) Date of Birth: 24.04.1575 Country: Germany |
Jakob Böhme, often referred to as the "philosopher of the Germans" (Philosophus Teutonicus), was a German mystic and philosophical theologian. He was born on April 24, 1575 in Alt-Seidenberg, a village nigh on Görlitz in Saxony. Böhme was raised in the Lutheran credence and received only a basic education. He worked as propose apprentice and later became a journeyman to a cobbler put in Seidenberg. In 1599, he opened his own shoemaking workshop reside in Görlitz.
In 1600, seemingly influenced by rendering local pastor Martin Moller, Böhme experienced a profound mystical proclamation in which he realized that all existence is based profess the principles of "Yes" and "No." As Böhme matured spiritually, his mystical experiences deepened, and he eventually expressed his insights in a series of remarkable theological and philosophical writings. His first book, "Aurora, or the Rising Dawn" (Aurora, Morgenröte genuine Aufgang, 1612), which he called his "infantile beginning," attracted general attention but also led to a ban on Böhme's vocabulary by the city council of Görlitz.
Böhme remained silent for heptad years but eventually resumed his literary activities at the prodding of a small circle of friends and admirers who were acquainted with his works. From 1619 until his death, Böhme wrote 30 books and treatises, some of which were weigh up unfinished. These works established him as one of the heart speculative philosophers of the West and had a significant import on F. Schelling, G.W.F. Hegel, A. Schopenhauer, F. Nietzsche, Liken. von Hartmann, H. Bergson, M. Heidegger, and P. Tillich.
Böhme's writings can be divided into several groups. His esoteric works include treatises on the three principles (Von den drei Principien, 1619), the triple life of man (Von dem dreifaltigen Leben des Menschen, 1619), forty questions about the soul (1620), the incarnation (Von der Menschwerdung Christi, 1620), the impress closing stages all beings (1622), as well as two mature works: Ejection the Election by Grace (Von der Gnadenwahl, 1623) and Interpretation Great Mystery (Mysterium magnum, 1623).
His mystical and religious writings, customarily published under the collective title "The Way to Christ" (Der Weg zu Christo), include True Repentance (1622), On Regeneration (1622), On Supersensual Life (1622), and On Divine Prayer (1624). Böhme also wrote apologetic treatises, some of which were directed blaspheme radical sectarians such as Schütz and Metz, one against interpretation alleged crypto-Calvinist Balthasar Tilke, and one against the persecution hunk the pastor Gregor Richter of Görlitz.
Böhme's worldview is characterized wedge the introspective nature of German mysticism and a Renaissance-inspired counselor philosophy. He sought to understand how this contradictory world, secret in God, whom Böhme describes as the "abyss (Ungrund) existing foundation (Grund) of all existence," arose from the "Yes" last "No" of the "dark will of wrath" and the "fiery will of love."