Friedhelm Decher

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Friedhelm Decher (* 1954 in Ottfingen ) is a German philosopher and writer .

Life

Decher studied philosophy , German , psychology and education . After he passed his state examination in philology for teaching at grammar schools and obtained a Dr. phil. after receiving his doctorate, he teaches philosophy and German at the University of Siegen and the Wednesday Academy of the University of Siegen. He is also a lecturer in adult education .

His focus is on anthropology, ethics / practical philosophy, aesthetics, history of philosophy, philosophy of mind, relationships between philosophy, psychology, literature and education.

In 2013 he received the recognition award of the Dr. Margrit Egnér Foundation and the culture award of the municipality of Wenden .

Act

In his books and lectures he gets to the bottom of the characteristics of our life in modern society. It shows the connection between happiness, the meaning of life and the adventure society. In doing so, he illuminates the consequences that it has for people when he increasingly regards his ability to experience as the source of happiness and the center of life. Furthermore, he observes the tendency towards the development of a civil society and examines the connections between economic success, social failure, social inequality and the power of the markets.

Works

  • Will to Live - Will to Power. A study on Schopenhauer and Nietzsche , Königshausen and Neumann, Würzburg 1984, ISBN 3-88479-159-1 .
  • Philosophical Anthropology in the 19th Century (Ed., With Jochem Hennigfeld), Königshausen and Neumann, Würzburg 1992, ISBN 3-88479-639-9 .
  • Die Ästhetik KWF Solgers , University Press C. Winter, Heidelberg 1994, ISBN 3-8253-0256-3 .
  • Bertrand Russell. In search of the good and happy life , Traude Junghans Verlag, Cuxhaven and Dartford / Kent 1996, ISBN 3-926848-76-6 .
  • The signature of freedom. Ethics of Suicide in Western Philosophy , zu Klampen Verlag, Springe 1999, ISBN 3-924245-79-7 .
  • Despair. Anatomy of an Affect , zu Klampen Verlag, Springe 2002, ISBN 3-934920-21-7 .
  • Visit from the noon demon. Philosophy of boredom , zu Klampen Verlag, Springe 2003, ISBN 3-924245-93-2 .
  • The yellow monster. Envy as a philosophical problem , to Klampen Verlag, Springe 2005, ISBN 978-3-934920-73-6 .
  • Are there alternatives in life? A dialogue , Basilisken-Presse, Marburg an der Lahn 2006.
  • The most compassionate person is the best person? A dispute in Popper's World 3 , The Blue Owl, Essen 2008, ISBN 978-3-89924-215-7 .
  • The rose-colored glasses. Why our perception of the world is deceptive , Darmstadt 2010 (3rd, unchanged edition 2013), ISBN 978-3-650-23748-4 .
  • The school of the philosophers. Great thinkers about education and upbringing . Darmstadt 2012.
  • Manual of the Philosophy of Mind . Darmstadt 2015, ISBN 978-3-534-26741-5 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biography and list of publications on uni-siegen.de, accessed on March 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ Awards 2013  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at zuepp.ch, accessed on March 2, 2014.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.zuepp.ch  
  3. ↑ How do we want to live? on information-philosophie.de, accessed on March 2, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Decher, Friedhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German philosopher and writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Ottfingen