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Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi (; German: [jaˈkoːbi]; 25 January 1743 – 10 March 1819) was a German philosopher, writer and socialite. He is best known for popularizing the concept of nihilism, denigrating it as the necessary result of Enlightenment thought and the philosophical systems of Baruch Spinoza, Immanuel Kant, Johann Gottlieb Fichte and Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling. Jacobi advocated Glaube (variously translated as faith or "belief") and Offenbarung (revelation) instead of speculative reason. According to one view, Jacobi can be seen to have anticipated present-day writers who criticize secular philosophy as relativistic and dangerous for religious faith. His aloofness from the Sturm and Drang movement was the basis of a brief friendship with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. He was the younger brother of poet Johann Georg Jacobi and the father of the psychiatrist Maximilian Jacobi.
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- Full name: Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi
- Born: 1743-01-25
- Nationality: Kingdom of Bavaria
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q168004
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Who is Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi?
Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi (; German: [jaˈkoːbi]; 25 January 1743 – 10 March 1819) was a German philosopher, writer and socialite.
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Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi is Kingdom of Bavaria.
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Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi was born on 1743-01-25.
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