Hermann Lotze

Rudolf Hermann Lotze was a German philosopher and logician. He also had a medical degree and was well versed in biology. He argued that if the physical world is governed by mechanical laws and relations, then developments in the universe could be explained as the functioning of a world mind.

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Who was born first?

• Hermann Lotze and George Henry Lewes were born the same year
• Hermann Lotze and Henry David Thoreau were born the same year
• Hermann Lotze and Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi were born the same year
• Hermann Lotze and Syed Ahmed Khan were born the same year
• Hermann Lotze and Theodor Mommsen were born the same year

Timeline

1. George Henry LewesApril 18, 1817 – November 30, 1878
2. Henry David ThoreauJuly 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862
3. Hermann Lotze (this page)May 21, 1817 – July 1, 1881
4. Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhicirca 1817 – June 25, 1910
5. Syed Ahmed KhanOctober 17, 1817 – March 27, 1898
6. Theodor MommsenNovember 30, 1817 – November 1, 1903

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