Gerhard Huber (philosopher)

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Gerhard Huber (born September 4, 1923 in Basel ; † November 4, 2007 ) was a Swiss philosopher and university professor.

biography

After studying law , philosophy , psychology and sociology at the University of Basel and the University of Geneva in 1942, he received his doctorate in 1947 with a thesis on the effectiveness of international law. iur. at the Law Faculty of the University of Basel. In 1951 he received his doctorate in philosophy with a paper on Plato's dialectical theory of ideas . After studying in Vienna, he became a research assistant at the Philosophical Seminar of the University of Basel, where he completed his habilitation in 1954 with Heinrich Barth and Karl Jaspers with a thesis on the history of ontological problems in late antique philosophy. In 1956 he was offered the chair of philosophy and education at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich , which he held until his retirement in 1990. In addition, from 1956 to 1962 he was a lecturer in education at the University of Basel.

Huber participated in numerous scientific societies and committees. In 1967 he became a member of the Institut International de Philosophie in Paris, of which he was Vice President between 1994 and 1997. He was also President of the Swiss Philosophical Society and member of the board of the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences . In 1973 he became a member of the Swiss Science Council, of which he was President from 1978 to 1982. He was an honorary member of the Heinrich Barth Society .

Gerhard Huber was married to the writer Elfriede Huber-Abrahamowicz (1922–2001).

Scientific work

In his scientific work, Huber mainly dealt with metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, science policy and history. One focus of his work was the examination of Greek philosophy and its basic concepts. His main philosophical work is the volume "Eidos and Existence" . Outlines of a philosophy of the present, which arose in thirty years of work.

Publications

  • Eidos and Existence. Outlines of a philosophy of presence. Schwabe Verlag, Basel 1995.
  • Presence of Philosophy. Lectures and essays. Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel 1975.
  • The being and the absolute. Studies on the history of ontological problems in late antique philosophy. Publishing house for law and society, Basel 1955.
  • Plato's dialectical theory of ideas after the second part of Parmenides. Bruno Bartelt Verlag, Vienna 1951.
  • The principle of effectiveness in international law. Dissertation Basel 1947.

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personal data
SURNAME Huber, Gerhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss philosopher
DATE OF BIRTH September 4, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Basel
DATE OF DEATH November 4, 2007