His parents died soon and subsequently Count Lichteberg's family assumed responsibility for his upbringing and education.

One year later Karpe assumed position of professor of logic, metaphysics and moral philosophy at the University of Olomouc.

In 1777 he became the director of Faculty of Philosophy with pay of 600 florins a year[2] (for comparison, professor of law Josef Vratislav Monse was paid 900).

[1] Karpe was ardent admirer of Leibniz and Wolff, but a critic of Kant[3] and advocate of deism and empiricism following Locke.

[4] He was one of the few philosophers of the era, who were allowed to be published by the censors of the Vienna court's study commission.