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Goswin Uphues
1841–1916
A 19th-century German philosopher who moved from Catholic theology into an independent academic career, he taught in Switzerland before joining the University of Halle. His work reflects the lively philosophical debates of his time, especially around psychology, metaphysics, and the history of ideas.
1 Audiobook
Einführung in die moderne Logik. Erster Teil.
by Goswin Uphues
About the author
Born in Brochterbeck on March 13, 1841, Goswin Karl Uphues studied philosophy and theology in Münster and was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest in 1867. After working as an educator and school inspector, he broke with the Catholic Church in the 1870s, taught at the cantonal school in Aarau, Switzerland, and later entered the Protestant Church.
Uphues went on to build his academic career at the University of Halle. He qualified there as a lecturer in philosophy in the 1880s and later became an associate professor, teaching and writing on topics that included psychology, logic, metaphysics, and the interpretation of earlier philosophers.
He died in Halle on September 10, 1916. Though not widely known today, he belonged to the generation of German scholars who helped shape university philosophy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries through steady teaching, debate, and publication.