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Johann Bernard Stallo

German-American scholar
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March 16, 1823, Sierhausen, Oldenburg
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Jan. 6, 1900, Florence (aged 76)
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Johann Bernard Stallo (born March 16, 1823, Sierhausen, Oldenburg—died Jan. 6, 1900, Florence) was a German-American scientist, philosopher, educator, and lawyer who influenced philosophic study by criticizing contemporary scientific findings interpreted from linguistic theories of nature. Although initially he advocated Hegelian ontology as evidenced in General Principles of the Philosophy of Nature (1848), he later stressed his “two-fold relativity” of physical and cognitive phenomena. He pointed out that, although contemporary scientists claimed to be anti-metaphysical, their theories were often infected with ontological and metaphysical assumptions. After emigrating to Cincinnati (1839) to complete his education and after serving as professor of ...(100 of 165 words)

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