Gerhard Ernst (philosopher)

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Gerhard Ernst (* 1971 in Landau in the Palatinate ) is a German philosopher and university professor. His research and teaching focus is on metaethics (practical philosophy) and on epistemology and philosophy of science, on philosophical methodology (theoretical philosophy) and on the history of philosophy.

Ernst completed his studies in philosophy, logic and philosophy of science and physics from 1989 to 2000 at the University of Kaiserslautern (1989–1991), the University of Philosophy SJ Munich (1991–1995) and the Ludwig Maximilians University Munich (LMU) (1999 -2000).

In 1993 he obtained his bachelor's degree in philosophy at the Munich University of Philosophy, and in 1995 his diploma in physics at the LMU Munich. In 2001 he received his doctorate in philosophy from LMU Munich, where he then continued to work as a research assistant until 2004. In 2003 Ernst received the Wolfgang Stegmüller Prize from the Society for Analytical Philosophy .

In 2004 he completed his habilitation in philosophy at the LMU Munich. From 2004 to 2008 Ernst held the position of senior research assistant at the LMU Munich. From 2005 to 2008 Ernst worked on the basis of substitute professorships at the universities of Göttingen , Aachen , Hamburg and Magdeburg .

From 2008 to 2012 Ernst was Professor of the History of Philosophy and Practical Philosophy at the University of Stuttgart . Since 2010, Ernst has been co-editor of the journal for philosophical research . Since 2012 he has been professor of philosophy at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg . Since 2018 he has been President of the German Society for Philosophy (DGPhil) .

Works (selection)

  • Think like a philosopher. Instructions in seven days , Munich 2012, Pantheon / Random House
  • The objectivity of morality , Paderborn 2008, Mentis Verlag
  • Introduction to epistemology , Darmstadt 2007, 6th edition 2016, Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, ISBN 978-3-534-26812-2 .
  • The increase in entropy. A case study on the problem of nomological reduction , Paderborn 2003, Mentis Verlag
  • The problem of knowledge , Paderborn 2002, Mentis Verlag

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Representation according to: Gerhard Ernst: Introduction to the theory of knowledge, teaching letter of the Fernuniversität Hagen, Faculty for Cultural and Social Sciences, Hagen 2016, page 6, the author of the study letter
personal data
SURNAME Ernst, Gerhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German philosopher and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Landau in the Palatinate