Gerd B. Achenbach
Gerd B. Achenbach (bourgeois Gerd Böttcher , born February 11, 1947 in Hameln ) is a German philosopher and founder of the first philosophical practice .
Life
Gerd B. Achenbach received his doctorate in 1981 when Gerd Böttcher, at the University of Giessen in Odo Marquard with a thesis on self-realization - or ". The desire and the need for" amplification of a Hegelian chapter from the " Phenomenology of Mind ." . Achenbach is philosophically strongly influenced by German idealism . In his books, lectures and seminars he often addresses the philosophical content of literary works.
Achenbach founded the " International Society for Philosophical Practice " (IGPP) in 1982 , of which he was chairman until autumn 2003. Achenbach works as a teaching practitioner at the IGPP. In 2003 he founded the regional "Society for Philosophical Practice" in Bergisch Gladbach , of which he has been chairman ever since.
Achenbach taught as a lecturer at the University of Klagenfurt, at the Lessing University in Meran and Berlin and at the North Sea Academy in Leck (where he helps shape the annual summer academy).
Publications
- ›Self-realization‹ or ›The pleasure and the necessity‹. Amplification of a Hegelian chapter from the 'Phenomenology of Spirit' dissertation. Justus Liebig University Giessen, 1981 ( full text )
- The pure and the practical philosophy. Three lectures on philosophical practice . Klagenfurt contributions to philosophy. Publishing house of the Association of the Scientific Society of Austria, Vienna 1983, ISBN 3-85369-551-5
- Philosophical Practice. Lectures and essays. Dinter, Cologne 1984, ISBN 3-924794-00-6 (Italian La consulenza filosofica 2004)
- (with Thomas Macho ) The principle of healing. Medicine, psychoanalysis, philosophical practice. Dinter, Cologne 1985, ISBN 3-924794-01-4
- The little book of inner peace. Herder, Freiburg / Br. 2000; Extended and revised new edition 2016, ISBN 978-3-451-37531-6 (Italian 2005)
- Life partnership. Herder, Freiburg / Br. 2001; New edition: Dinter, Cologne 2009, ISBN 978-3-924794-50-7 (Dutch 2002; Italian 2006)
- Right in wrong . Herder, Freiburg / Br. 2003 ISBN 3-451-05270-9
- Love - the divine madness . Herder, Freiburg / Br. 2006 ISBN 3-451-05564-3 (Italian at Apogeo: Il libro dell'amore 2006)
- Introducing Philosophical Practice. Lectures, articles, discussions and essays from 1981 to 2009. Dinter, Cologne 2010, ISBN 978-3-924794-55-2
- Right in wrong. On ways of philosophically inspired partnership. Verlag Dinter, Cologne 2014, ISBN 978-3-924794-58-3 (Italian at Apogeo: "Del giusto nel falso. Percorsi della capacità filosofica di saper vivere" 2008)
- We have a knowledge that we are missing something. Perfect life in an imperfect world - or: From right to wrong. Video from the lecture at the academy day in Solingen on April 29, 2017.
- Why philosophy? - If I think about it right ... Video Friday lecture in the Philosophical Practice Gerd Achenbach on February 9, 2018.
- 1968 & 1989 - Two dates in the (not only German) revolution calendar. Video Friday lecture in the Philosophical Practice Gerd Achenbach on March 23, 2018.
- The opinion machine. Petra Gerster and Christian Nürnberger with Gerd Achenbach. Video Friday lecture in the Philosophical Practice Gerd Achenbach on April 27, 2018.
- Profession: Philosopher - Philosophically perceiving, feeling, reading ... Video Friday lecture in the Philosophical Practice Gerd Achenbach on January 18, 2019.
Web links
- Literature by and about Gerd B. Achenbach in the catalog of the German National Library
- Gerd B. Achenbach: Philosophical practice.
- Regional Society for Philosophical Practice Bergisch Gladbach (GPP)
- International Society for Philosophical Practice (IGPP)
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Achenbach, Gerd B. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Böttcher, Gerd (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German philosopher and founder of the first philosophical practice |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1947 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamelin |