Erdélyi kantianizmus: Sipos, Köteles , Körmöczi
Kantianism in Transylvania: Sipos, Köteles, Körmöczi

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the Kantianism of the Hungarian philosophers from Transylvania, which is not just an issue concerning the history of philosophy and ideas, but also the larger question, related to European modernization. The three main philosophers of Transylvania, Sámuel Köteles (1770–1831), Pál Sipos (1759–1816) and János Körmöczi (1763–1836) all encountered the works of Immanuel Kant and Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762–1814) at the German universities of Jena and Frankfurt (Oder). Upon returning to Transylvania in 1812, Sámuel Köteles, as a high school teacher, presented the Kantian philosophy in his school books and other philosophical writings. Th e genius Pál Sipos (mathematician, theologian) could not be published because of Austrian censorship. In his manuscripts he developed a liberal critical philosophy and integrated his ideas into the Calvinistic theological dogmas, arriving at a liberal theology. This study analyzes János Körmöczi's lecture, notes related to Karl David Ilgen’s (1763– 1834) philosophical conferences, as well as his Latin–Hungarian partial translation of Kant's ethical works. As a conclusion the author says that Körmöczi was an initiated Kant-expert, interpreting the German philosopher from the point of view of the ”sentimental morality” represented by the human heart.

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