Biography Albert Schäffle

1 biography

1.1 years
1.2 career
1.3 death , legacy

biography
early years

albert schäffle born @ nürtingen in württemberg on february 24, 1831. in 1848 became student @ university of tübingen.

career

he had studied ministry, started out in journalism career. 1850 1860 attached editorial staff of schwäbische merkur in stuttgart, , in latter year accepted call chair of political economy @ university of tübingen.

from 1862 1864 schäffle member of württemberg diet, , in 1868 received mandate german zollparlament. during year appointed professor of political science @ university of vienna.

in 1871 schäffle resigned professorship join cabinet of count karl sigmund von hohenwart minister of commerce austria. government fell in same year, however, , schäffle took residence in stuttgart, devoted himself entirely literary work.

gravesite of albert schäffle @ pragfriedhof in stuttgart

schäffle s magnum opus, treatise called bau und leben des sozialen körpers (construction , life of social body) published in 4 volumes 1875 1878. work grandiose attempt create unified system combining natural , social sciences. schäffle attempted show unity between human social behavior , biological processes observed natural science, while retaining spiritual aspect in tradition of german idealist philosophy.

in second edition of work, published in 2 volumes in 1896, schäffle emphasized state-interventionist implications of work, describing economy of rational social state in fine detail.

in quintessence of socialism (1875) , impossibility of social democracy (1885) schäffle developed critique of socialism focused on problem of incentives in large-scale collectives. conclusion classical socialism , democracy incompatible. schäffle foreshadowed of criticisms of socialism ludwig von mises , freidrich hayek.

from 1892 1901 schäffle sole editor of zeitschrift für die gesamte staatswissenschaft.

death , legacy

albert schäffle died @ stuttgart on december 25, 1903.