Johann Hast

Who was Johann Hast?

Johann Hast was a German philosopher born in Ottenstein-Ahaus.

He studied philosophy and philology at the Academy of Münster, and afterwards taught classes at a vocational school in Münster. Later in his career, he worked as a bookseller and private journalist in Berlin and Münster, publishing works on philosophy, religion, education, et al. Among his literary works were two books involving Hermesian philosophy:

Hauptmomente der Hermesischen Philosophie,

Über das Fürwahrhalten der theoretischen und das Fürwahrannehmen der praktischen Vernunft im Hermesischen Systeme.

He was the author of a critique on Güntherianism called Über das historische Auffassen und wissenschaftliche Erfassen des Christentums. Ein Beitrag zur Würdigung der Spekulation der Güntherschen Schule.

Hast died in Münster on February 19, 1852 at the age of 43.