Rudolf Seydel


Rudolf Seydel was a German philosopher and theologian born in Dresden.
In 1860 he received his habilitation at the University of Leipzig, where in 1867 he became an associate professor of philosophy. He was a disciple of Christian Hermann Weisse, and is remembered for his studies involving parallels between Buddhism and Christianity. Seydel died in Leipzig on December 8, 1892.

Selected writings

Schopenhauers philosophisches System, 1857. Logik oder Wissenschaft vom Wissen, 1866.Die Religion der Religionen, 1872. Ethik oder Wissenschaft vom Seinsollenden, 1874.Das Evangelium von Jesu in seinem Verhältnis zur Buddhasage und Buddhlehre, 1882. Die Buddhalegende und das Leben Jesu nach den Evangelien, 1884.Buddha und Christus, 1884. Religion und Wissenschaft. Gesammelte Reden und Abhandlungen, 1887. Religionsphilosophie im Umriß ;.