Christian August Crusius Crusius, Christian August (krĭsˈtēän
ouˈgŏst krōˈzēŏs) [key], 1715–75, German philosopher and
theologian. He was educated at the Univ. of Leipzig, where he
became professor of philosophy (1744) and theology (1750). He
opposed the philosophies of G. W. Leibniz and Christian Wolff
and strongly influenced the early writings of Immanuel Kant.
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