Gerd Haeffner
Gerd Haeffner SJ (born July 6, 1941 in Nuremberg ; † October 12, 2016 in Munich ) was a German philosopher .
Life
In 1961 Haeffner entered the Jesuit order after graduating from high school . From 1963 to 1966 he studied philosophy at the papal faculty " Berchmanskolleg " in Pullach and Munich . He completed his theological studies from 1970 to 1973 at the Pontifical Faculty in Lyon-Fourvière and in 1974 at the Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen .
In 1971 he received his doctorate from the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich with a thesis on Heidegger's concept of metaphysics , supervised by Max Müller . In 1973 he was ordained a priest .
From 1974 Gerd Haeffner worked at the Munich University of Philosophy . In 1978 he became associate professor there and in 1981 full professor of philosophical anthropology , the philosophy of history and the history of philosophy . In addition, he dealt intensively in his thinking with the phenomenon of the present as well as German and French phenomenology .
From 1982 to 1988 Gerd Haeffner was rector of the university. In addition, he received visiting professorships on four continents: at the Université Laval in Québec, Canada (1976), at the Institut Supérieur de Philosophy “Pierre Canisius” in Kimwenza-Kinshasa, Zaïre (1978 and 1979), at the Philosophical-Theological College Sankt Georgen in Frankfurt a. M. (1980 and 1982), at the Institut Supérieur de Philosophie et de Théologie “Center Sèvres” in Paris (1985, 1990 and 1995), at the Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan (1989) and at the University of Innsbruck (1993/94 ). He was a member of the Görres Society .
In July 2009 he was at the School of Philosophy Emeritus , but remained until 2014 continue for the university operates.
Works (selection)
- as an author
- Heidegger's concept of metaphysics (Pullacher Philosophische Forschungen, Vol. 10). 2nd edition. Berchmannkolleg-Verlag, Munich 1981, XII, 174 pp., ISBN 3-87056-115-7 (also dissertation, University of Munich 1971).
- Philosophical Anthropology (Basic Philosophy, Vol. 1). 4th edition Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2005, 267 pages, ISBN 3-17-018991-3 .
- Philosophy of the 20th Century (Basic Philosophy, Vol. 10). 3rd edition Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2010, 463 pages, ISBN 978-3-17-020780-6 (together with Emerich Coreth , Peter Ehlen and Friedo Ricken ).
- Live in the present. On the trail of a primal phenomenon . Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1996, 172 pp., ISBN 3-17-014227-5 .
- Paths to freedom. Philosophical meditations on being human . Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2006, 221 pages, ISBN 3-17-019420-8 .
- as editor
- Guilt and coping with guilt. There is no future without dealing with the past . Patmos-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1993, 147 pages, ISBN 3-491-77945-6 .
- Religious experience . Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2007.
- An interdisciplinary attempt at clarification (Munich Philosophical Studies / NF, Vol. 23), ISBN 3-17-018367-2 .
- Intercultural Perspectives (Munich Philosophical Studies / NF, Vol. 26). ISBN 978-3-17-019417-5 .
literature
- Margarethe Drewsen, Mario Fischer (Ed.): The presence of the present. Festschrift for P. Gerd Haeffner SJ on the occasion of his 65th birthday . Alber, Freiburg / Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-495-48203-2 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Gerd Haeffner in the catalog of the German National Library
- Gerd Haeffner on the website of the University of Philosophy
- "Philosopher Gerd Haeffner turns 65" (idw)
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual and conference report of the Görres Society 2017 , p. 81.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haeffner, Gerd |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Haeffner, Gerd SJ |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German religious and philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 6, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 12, 2016 |
| Place of death | Munich |