Erwin Bader

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Erwin Bader (born October 10, 1943 in Schladming ) is a retired Austrian professor of philosophy .

life and work

Erwin Bader was born as the son of the teacher and painter Ernst Petrus Maria Bader and the teacher Ludmilla Bader.

He first studied psychology , philosophy and zoology in Graz , then political science and legal philosophy with René Marcic in Salzburg , and later also Catholic religious education . During his studies he was active in the Association of Socialist Students of Austria ( VSStÖ ) in Graz and at the federal level.

He was a university lecturer at the Institute for Political Science at the University of Salzburg, then a religion teacher at higher schools in Vienna and, after a few years, worked as an assistant to Norbert Leser, most recently ao University professor at the Institute for Philosophy at the University of Vienna .

He is particularly interested in questions of ethics , global ethics , social and religious philosophy ( dialogue between religions ) and Christian social teaching . For a long time he worked as chairman of the University Center for Peace Research in Vienna and is now active as vice-president of the Global Ethic Austria initiative.

In retirement, Bader continues to work at the university, supervising students, writing books and essays, and giving lectures and occasionally sermons. He is married with two daughters and six grandchildren.

Scientific achievements

In addition to philosophy, Bader paid attention to interdisciplinary and international cooperation. He cooperated with numerous scientists from different disciplines. According to the judgment of the Marxism researcher Norbert Leser , Bader has "provided exact evidence that the doctrine of the withering away of the state ascribed to Marx is actually a creation of Karl Marx's comrade, namely Friedrich Engels."

Bader practiced the dialogue of religions at the University of Vienna . Many publications concern people whose importance in the scientific community has not yet been recognized. In the context of peace research , he emphasized the possibilities of creating peace on the basis of genuine neutrality, demanded that the atomic bomb be banned as a preparation for war crimes and promoted dialogue between the religions.

Other services

In addition to his scientific activity, he gained international attention by challenging the referendum on Austria's accession to the European Union at the Constitutional Court with the support of Inge Rauscher to obtain the necessary signatures and the lawsuit at the European Court of Human Rights , supported by Freda Meissner-Blau . His consistent advocacy of maintaining Austria's permanent neutrality also attracted attention.

Recognitions

Publications

Monographs
  • The concept of the state in the thinking of Karl Marx . A review of the theories ascribed to him about the withering away of the state , self-reproduction, Phil. Diss. Salzburg 1972 (217 pages)
  • Karl von Vogelsang - The spiritual foundation of the Christian social reform , Vienna: Herder 1990 (303 pages), ISBN 3-210-24992-X
  • Christian social reform. Contributions to social philosophy in a changed world. With a foreword by Norbert Leser and the text of the new social encyclical , Vienna: Herder 1991, (208 pages) ISBN 3-210-25108-8
  • The spiritual foundation of Christian social reform using the example of Karl von Vogelsang , habilitation thesis, Vienna 1991, (575 pages)
  • Karl Kummer . A life for social partnership , Vienna: Series of publications by the Institute for Social Policy and Social Reform ( Dr. Karl-Kummer-Institut ) 1993, 143 pages
  • State and religion in Karl Marx. Death or Change? Boethiana series - research results on philosophy, vol. 87, Hamburg: Verlag Dr. Kovac 2009, ISBN 978-3-8300-3146-8
  • 10 commandments reloaded. Guide to a happy life , Goldegg Verlag Vienna 2010, ISBN 3-902-72921-X or ISBN 978-3-902-72921-7
  • Riccardo Lombardi and the Council. Can love change the world? Foreword by Federico Lombardi (Vatican) , LIT Verlag Wien 2016, ISBN 3-643-50764-X or ISBN 978-3-643-50764-8
Editing
  • The power of the mind. Ceremony for Norbert readers on his 70th birthday , Frankfurt / Main - Vienna: Peter Lang-Verlag 2003, ISBN 3-631-39134-X
  • Karl Lugmayer and his work. Its political and social significance and topicality . (Research report, 418 pages), Dr. Karl Kummer Institute, Vienna 2004
  • Dialogue of Religions. Without religious peace there is no world peace. With contributions from religious representatives, theologians and philosophers , Austria: Research and Science. Philosophy, Volume 1, Vienna - Münster: LIT Verlag 2005; 2nd edition 2006, ISBN 3-8258-8929-7
  • Karl Lugmayer and his work. Its political and social significance and topicality , Vienna - Münster: LIT Verlag 2007, ISBN 3-8258-9529-7
  • Global Ethic - World Peace - World Religions, ed. i. A. d. Global Ethic Initiative Austria. With a foreword by Hans Küng , Austria: Research and Science. Philosophy, Volume 6, Vienna - Münster: LIT Verlag 2007, ISBN 978-3-7000-0685-5 , ISBN 978-3-8258-0463-3 and ISBN 3-8258-0463-1
  • Terrorism - A Challenge of Our Time , Frankfurt - Vienna: Peter Lang-Verlag 2007, ISBN 978-3-631-54923-0
  • Global Ethic and Globalization, ed. i. A. d. Global Ethic Initiative Austria , Austria: Research and Science. Philosophy, Volume 8, Vienna - Münster: LIT Verlag 2008, ISBN 978-3-7000-0834-7 or ISBN 978-3-8258-1310-9
  • (together with Franz Lugmayer): Karl Lugmayer: Philosophy of the Person , with an introduction by Erwin Bader and Paul R. Tarmann, Frankfurt - Vienna: Peter Lang-Verlag 2009, ISBN 978-3-631-58390-6
  • War or Peace. Interdisciplinary Approaches , Vienna 2013, ISBN 978-3-643-50511-8

Web links

Wikiquote: Erwin Bader  - Quotes

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Website of the Global Ethic Initiative
  2. ↑ Norbert Leser, Erwin Bader as a Social Philosopher , in: Paul R. Tarmann (ed.): The importance of Christian social teaching for ethical action , p. 62.
  3. ↑ http://echr.ketse.com/doc/26633.95-en-19960515/
  4. ^ Karl von Vogelsang State Prize
personal data
SURNAME Bader, Erwin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian philosopher and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH October 10, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Schladming