Editing Heinrich Ritter

{{Short description|German philosopher and historian (1791–1869)}}
'''Heinrich August Ritter''' ({{IPA|de|ˈʁɪtɐ|lang}}; 21 November 1791 – 3 February 1869) was a German [[philosopher]] and [[historian of philosophy]].

He was born in [[Zerbst]], and studied philosophy and [[theology]] at the [[University of Göttingen]] and [[Humboldt University of Berlin|Berlin]] until 1815. In 1824 he became an associate professor of philosophy at Berlin, later transferring to [[University of Kiel|Kiel]], where he occupied the chair of philosophy from 1833 to 1837. He then accepted a similar position at the [[University of Göttingen]], where he remained till his death. [[Friedrich Schleiermacher]] was a major influence in his thinking.<ref name=AD>[https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/ADB:Ritter,_Heinrich ADB:Ritter, Heinrich] In: [[Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie]] (ADB). Band 28, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1889, S. 673 f.</ref>

== Works==
Ritter's chief work was a history of philosophy (''Geschichte der Philosophie'') published in twelve volumes at [[Hamburg]] from 1829 to 1853. This work was the product of a wide and thorough knowledge of the subject aided by an impartial critical faculty, and its value was underscored by its translation into almost all the languages of [[Europe]]. He wrote also accounts of ancient schools of philosophy, such as the [[Ionian School (philosophy)|Ionians]], the [[Pythagoreanism|Pythagoreans]] and the [[Megarian school|Megarians]].<ref name=AD/>

Beside these important historical works, he published a large number of treatises of which the following may be mentioned:

* ''Abriss der philosophischen Logik'' (1824).
* ''Geschichte der Philosophie'' (1829–1853; 2nd edition, vols. i–iv, 1836–1838) &mdash; its 1st section, "Geschichte der philosophie alter zeit", was translated into English by Alexander J.W. Morrison and published as: [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001379671?type%5B%5D=author&lookfor%5B%5D=%22Ritter%2C%20Heinrich%2C%201791-1869.%22&ft= ''The history of ancient philosophy''] (1838–46). 
* ''Ueber das Verhältnis der Philosophie zum Leben'' (1835).
* ''Historia philosophiae Graeco-Romanae'' (in collaboration with [[Ludwig Preller]], 1838; 7th edition, 1888).
* ''Kleine philosophische Schriften'' (1839–1840).
* ''Versuch zur Verständigung über die neueste deutsche Philosophie seit Kant'' (1853).
* ''System der Logik und Metaphysik'' (1856).
* ''Die christliche Philosophie bis auf die neuesten Zeiten'' (2 volumes, 1858–1859).
* ''Encyklopädie der philosophischen Wissenschaften'' (1862–1864).
* ''Ernest Renan, über die Naturwissenschaften und die Geschichte'' (1865).
* ''Ueber das Böse und seine Folgen'' (1869).

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==References==
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*{{Cite NIE|wstitle=Ritter, Heinrich|year=1905}}

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