Eberhard Simons

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Eberhard Simons (born July 9, 1937 in Chemnitz ; † April 8, 2005 in Munich ) was a German philosopher and adjunct professor at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich .

Life

After graduating from high school, Simons studied Catholic theology and philosophy in Innsbruck (at the Canisianum ), Freiburg and Munich . With work on Karl Rahner's philosophy of religion , he received his doctorate in 1965. Dr. theol. and 1967 in philosophy. After his habilitation on Ernst Bloch's thinking in 1978, teaching activities followed, including in Aachen and Münster . From 1980 he taught in Munich, where he was appointed adjunct professor in 1987.

Act

According to his concept of a "liberal-dramatic philosophizing", the focus of his work was on the dialogue with his students. His lectures in Munich, in the sense of a general study, were also very popular with non-specialists. He brought his understanding of Dionysian thinking closer to his listeners against the background of the works of such diverse philosophers as Plato , Aristotle , Hegel , Nietzsche , Heidegger and Foucault .

Simons was also in dialogue with Karl Rahner , Heinrich Fries and Hermann Krings . Simons was a co-founder and member of the scientific advisory board of the Nietzsche Forum Munich .

Works

  • Philosophy of Revelation dealing with "Hearer of the Word" by Karl Rahner. (Dissertation). Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1966. (1994, ISBN 3-429-01581-2 )
  • Theological understanding. Philosophical prolegomena to a theological hermeneutics. Patmos-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1969, together with Konrad Hecker
  • On the state of theology. Karl Rahner answers Eberhard Simons. Patmos Verlag, Düsseldorf 1969.
  • Freedom as an opportunity. Church and theology under the demands of modern times. Hermann Krings answers Eberhard Simons . Patmos Verlag, Düsseldorf 1972.
  • Ernst Bloch's expressive thinking: Categories and logic of artistic production and imagination Munich, (habilitation thesis). Alber 1983, ISBN 3-495-47533-8 .
  • End time. Philosophical lectures 1991/92. edition rz, Berlin
  • Start time. Germany today. Unredeemed beginnings of European culture, Philosophical Lectures 1992. edition rz, Berlin
  • "But all lust wants eternity - wants deep, deep eternity" The Apollonian and the Dionysian in Friedrich Nietzsche's Midnight Song, lecture 1993. edition rz, Berlin, ISBN 3-934848-86-2 .
  • COSMOPOLITY. Philosophical lectures 1993/94. edition rz, Berlin

literature

  • Robert Josef Kozljanic: On the death of the philosopher Eberhard Simons. In: contradiction - Munich journal for philosophy . 43, 2005. (online at: contradiction.com ; .pdf)
  • Tami Dahlheim: VI. Yearbook for Philosophy of Life: Dramatic-Liberal Philosophizing - Eberhard Simons in memoriam. Albunea Verlag, Munich 2012
  • LB Puntel: Philosophy of Revelation. Critical considerations on the book of the same name by Eberhard Simons, in: Philosophisches Jahrbuch 76 (1968) 203–211.

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personal data
SURNAME Simons, Eberhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German philosopher
DATE OF BIRTH July 9, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Chemnitz
DATE OF DEATH April 8, 2005
Place of death Munich