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Zöllner's Question and Biester's Essay
- When
- April 1783 – December 1784
- Where
- Berlin intellectual public sphere
Zöllner posed his enlightenment question in reply to Biester's April 1783 essay on clergy at marriages.
Zöllner's question was addressed to a broad intellectual public community, in reply to Biester's essay titled "Proposal, not to engage the clergy any longer when marriages are conducted" (April 1783). Zöllner, who was also an official in the Prussian government, posed the question a year before Kant's reply appeared in the journal.
Sources
- What Is Enlightenment? Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-18
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