Matthias Knutzen

Japanese: クヌッツェン（英語表記）Matthias Knutzen

1646‐?
A 17th century German atheist. He lost his parents at a young age and studied theology at the University of Königsberg, but was not allowed to enter the priesthood due to his free-thinking views, spending his time as a private tutor. In September 1674, he published three documents criticizing religion in Jena, in which he denied the existence of God, an otherworldly world, and the immortality of the soul, and declared the clergy and the church to be useless. This caused a great stir, but he left Jena to avoid arrest, and has not been heard from since. [Conscience, Power]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1646‐？
17世紀ドイツの無神論者。幼少にして両親を失い，ケーニヒスベルク大学で神学を学ぶが，自由思想のため聖職につけず，家庭教師などで世を送った。1674年9月，彼はイェーナにおいて宗教批判の三つの文書を公表し，そのなかで神の存在，彼岸的世界，霊魂の不死を否定し，聖職者と教会を無用の長物と断じた。反響は大きかったが，彼は逮捕を避けてイェーナを去り，その後消息不明となる。【良知力】

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