Carriere, Moriz, 1817-1895

Moriz Carrière (5 March 1817, Griedel near Darmstadt, Germany – 19 January 1895, Munich) was a German philosopher and historian. Carrière was born in Griedel near Darmstadt, Germany. After studying at the University of Giessen, the University of Göttingen, and the Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin, he spent a few years in Italy studying the fine arts, and established himself in 1842 at Giessen as a teacher of philosophy. In 1853, he was appointed professor at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, where he lectured mainly on aesthetics. In the academy in Munich, he lectured on art history. Carrière contributed in no small degree to making the idea of German unity more palatable to the South Germans. Carrière identified himself with the school of the younger Fichte as one who held the theistic view of the world which aimed at reconciling deism with pantheism, and Christianity with science, art, and history, and who were opposed to ultramontanism. He urged the conversion of the cathedral of Cologne into a free church. Although no obstinate adherent of antiquated forms and prejudices, he firmly upheld the fundamental truths of Christianity. Carrière died in Munich on 19 January 1895.