Gerhard Zecha (philosopher)

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Gerhard Zecha (2011)

Gerhard Zecha (born July 2, 1942 in Innsbruck ) is an Austrian university professor of philosophy .

education and study

After attending primary schools in Imst and Innsbruck, he switched to the Humanist Federal High School and then to the Federal Teachers' Training College in Innsbruck, where he passed his Abitur in 1962. This was followed by a three-year activity as a teacher and headmaster at the two-class elementary school in Dorf bei Längenfeld in the Ötztal . After passing the teaching qualification test for teaching at elementary schools (1964), Zecha became a teacher at the Pradl II secondary school in Innsbruck.

Here Zecha began studying educational science, philosophy and psychology at the University of Innsbruck , which he continued from 1966 at the University of Salzburg. The doctorate to Dr. phil. took place in 1968 at the University of Salzburg . His doctoral supervisor was Karl Wolf and the dissertation was titled “Contributions of recent Austrian university educators to educational science”.

Private

Gerhard Zecha is married to the doctor Walburg Zecha, geb. Weingartner . The couple have three daughters and two sons.

academic career

In 1968 Zecha first worked as Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Portland , USA, at the Salzburg branch of this university. From 1969 to 1971 there was a scholarship at the International Research Center for Fundamentals of Science (IFZ) at the University of Salzburg. As an Alexander von Humboldt fellow , Zecha worked at the University of Konstanz from 1975–1976 . There he worked out his postdoctoral thesis on "Philosophical Foundations of educational values and goals problems" involved in the Arts Faculty of the University of Salzburg for Habilitation led. In 1977 Zecha was appointed university lecturer. In 1980 Zecha was appointed associate professor in the Philosophy Department at the Faculty of Culture and Social Sciences at the University of Salzburg. In addition, between 1984 and 2008 he headed the “Philosophy of Science of the Humanities” department at the Institute for Philosophy of Science at the International Research Center for Basic Questions in the Sciences in Salzburg . In 1997, Zecha became a university professor in the philosophy department of the Faculty of Culture and Social Sciences. From 1999 to 2001 he was the director of the philosophy department. Between 1984 and 2003 he was also chairman of the Philosophical Society in Salzburg.

A large number of guest lectures and visiting professorships led Zecha 1980–1981 to the University of Friborg in Switzerland; 1984, 1993 and 1996 at the University of South Africa, Pretoria in South Africa ; 1987–1988 at the University of California at Irvine in the USA ; 1989, 1992, 1996 and 2000 at the Center Universitaire de Luxembourg ; 1993 at the University of the Orange Free State in Bloemfontein in South Africa; 1996 to the University of Potchefstroom for Christian Higher Education in South Africa; 2001 and 2004 at the University of Stellenbosch ; 2006 at the University of Banska Bystrica in Slovakia ; 2010, 2018 at Jilin University in Changchun in China and in 2014 at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University , Minnesota , USA.

Gerhard Zecha has been retired since 2007, but in addition to his national and international guest lectures, he continues to work for the University of Salzburg and the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, Minnesota, USA.

plant

The focal points of Zecha relate to value philosophy , social philosophy , philosophy of science to the social sciences and humanities, philosophy of education and philosophy teaching . In his range of courses he has repeatedly addressed the students at the Institute for Educational Sciences. His well-founded, critical and at the same time constructive analyzes are based on a solid foundation of epistemological positions in the wake of Karl Popper and the skillful use of the instrument of logic in the field of norms and values. He also uses these instruments for current and application-related topics (e.g. ethics and the Internet, professional ethics).

selected Writings

Edited works

  • J. Schermaier; M. Rothbucher; G. Zecha (eds.): Aspects of practical pedagogy. Salzburg: Otto Müller , 1980.
  • E. Morscher ; O. Neumaier; G. Zecha (eds.): Philosophy as science. Bad Reichenhall: Comes, 1981.
  • G. Zecha; P. Weingartner (eds.): Conscience: An Interdisciplinary View. Salzburg Colloquium on Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities. Dordrecht: Reidel , 1987.
  • O. Neumaier; G. Zecha (eds.): Playing with antiquity. Mannheim: Bibliopolis , 2000.
  • P. Fobel; G. Banse; A. Kiepas; G. Zecha (eds.): Rationality in Applied Ethics. Banská Bystrica: KNIHAREN - Jan Bernát, 2004.
  • G. Zecha (ed.): Values ​​in the sciences. 100 years of Max Weber. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck , 2006, ISBN 316149007X .
  • H. Ganthaler; O. Neumaier, G. Zecha (eds.): Rationality and Emotionality. Münster: Lit Verlag , 2009.
  • Zecha, G. (ed.): Critical Rationalism and Educational Discourse. First Indian edition: New Delhi: Elpis Press, 2011.
  • Zecha, G. (with M. Rothbucher) (eds.): Karl Wolf : Biopädagogik: speeches, essays, treatises. Vienna: Lit Verlag, 2012.
  • Zecha, G. (with H. Qu) (eds.): Selected Readings in Western Ethics. Beijing: buptpress, 2014.

Contributions to books and magazines

  • Zecha, G .: The current situation of the philosophy of science in Austria. Zeitschrift für Allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie , 1, 1970, 284–292 and 311–321.
  • Morscher, E .; Zecha, G .: Clarke's Principle of Mood Constancy. Philosophia , 1, 1970, 209-217.
  • Morscher, E .; Zecha, G .: Why deontic logic? Archive for Legal and Social Philosophy , 53, 1972, 363–378.
  • Zecha, G .: Meinong's moral value classes and the deontic operators. In R. Haller (ed.): Beyond being and not being. Contributions to Meinong research. Graz: Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt, 1972, 271–286.
  • Morscher, E .; Zecha, G .: Searle, To be and to be: A critical examination of Searle's revised argument. Journal for Philosophical Research , 26, 1972, 69–82 and 265–283.
  • Zecha, G .: On the problem of norms in educational science. Journal for Pedagogy , 17, 1972, 593-598.
  • Zecha, G .: Faith and Knowledge. In E. Weinzierl (ed.): Modernism - Contributions to its research. Graz: Styria , 1974, 15–41.
  • Zecha, G .: What is the “principle of value freedom”? Cologne Journal for Sociology and Social Psychology , 28, 1976, 609–648.
  • Zecha, G .: About statements, value judgments, norms and mixed sentences. A reply. Cologne Journal for Sociology and Social Psychology , 29, 1977, 782–786.
  • Zecha, G .: Pedagogical norms: content, formulation, relationships. In W.-R. Minsel (ed.): Curriculum and curriculum. Munich: Urban & Schwarzenberg , 1978, 63–86.
  • Lukesch, H .; Zecha, G .: New Action Research? Program and practice of socially critical social research. Social World , 29, 1978, 26-43.
  • Zecha, G .: Wrong and detours of modern didactics: The solution of the 'unsolved deduction problem in curriculum research'. In M. Machold; P. Posch; J. Thonhauser (eds.): Austrian contributions to educational research. Vienna, 1978, 55-69.
  • Weingartner, P .; Zecha, G .: The philosophical components: logic, science and epistemology, metaphysics. In H. Beck (ed.): Philosophy of Education. Freiburg: Herder , 1979, 118-125.
  • Zecha, G .: Educational value and norm research. In K. Schaller, (ed.): Educational Science of the Present. Principles and perspectives of modern pedagogy. Bochum: Kamp, 1979, 215-241.
  • Zecha, G: Educational goals based on realistic ethics: On Karl Wolf's educational tasks for a pluralistic society. In J. Schermaier; M. Rothbucher; G. Zecha (eds.): Aspects of practical pedagogy. Salzburg: Otto Müller, 1980, 37–51.
  • Zecha, G .: Value judgment, value statement, norm and the possibility of a value or norm science. In E. Morscher; O. Neumaier; G. Zecha (eds.): Philosophy as science. Bad Reichenhall: Comes, 1981, 447-460.
  • Zecha, G .: Teaching objectives in philosophy lessons and in the philosophy curriculum. Journal for Didactics of Philosophy , 5. 1983, 240–247.
  • Zecha, G .: 'Normative Science' - a contradictio in adjecto? In R. Born; J. Marschner (eds.): Philosophy - Science - Politics. Vienna: Springer , 1985, 196–210.
  • Zecha, G .: Pedagogics, Social Science, and South Africa. South African Journal of Education , 6, 1986, 187-189.
  • Zecha, G .: Value-Neutrality, Conscience, and the Social Sciences. In G. Zecha; P. Weingartner (eds.): Conscience: An Interdisciplinary View. Salzburg Colloquium on Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities. Dordrecht: Reidel, 1987, 59-89.
  • Zecha, G .: Many ethics and no morals: On the problem of scientific value relativism. In P. Weingartner (ed.): The one ethics in the pluralistic society. Innsbruck: Tyrolia , 1987, 157-182.
  • Zecha, G .: Meta-Ethics: Contributions from Vienna and Warsaw. In K. Szaniawski (ed.): The Vienna Circle and the Lvov-Warsaw School. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers , 1989, 165-190.
  • Zecha, G .: Value-Neutrality and Criticism. Journal for General Philosophy of Science , 23, 1992, 153-164.
  • Zecha, G .: A method of objective criticism of value judgments and norms, illustrated by Peter Singer's argument on abortion. In FM Schmölz; P. Weingartner (eds.): Values ​​in the sciences. Innsbruck: Tyrolia, 1991, 55-76.
  • Zecha, G .: Values ​​in Educational Inquiry: Philosophical Issues. In T. Husén, T .; TN Postlethwaite (eds.): The International Encyclopedia of Education. 2nd edition. Oxford: Pergamon , 1994, 6576-6580.
  • Zecha, G .: From empirical educational science to empirical-normative educational science. In G. Pollak; H. Heid (eds.): From educational science to pedagogy? Weinheim: Deutscher Studien Verlag, 1994, 163-189.
  • Zecha, G .: Critical Rationalism and Educational Discourse: The Method of Criticism. In Ph. Higgs (ed.), Meta-theories in Philosophy of Education. Johannesburg, Heinemann, 1995, 71-95.
  • Zecha, G .: Christian ethics: nonsensical, chaotic, hypocritical? Ethics and Social Sciences , 3, 1997, 386–389.
  • Zecha, G .: Education is Problem Solving: Critical Rationalism Put Into Practice. In Ph. Higgs (ed.): Metatheories in Educational Theory and Practice. Sandton, South Africa: Heinemann, 1998, 61-81.
  • Zecha, G .: Can negative utilitarianism overcome the weaknesses of classical utilitarianism? In W. Löffler; E. Runggaldier (Ed.): Diversity and Convergence of Philosophy. Lectures of the 5th Congress of the Austrian Society for Philosophy, Part 1. Vienna: Hölder-Pichler-Tempsky, 1999, 421–426.
  • Zecha, G .: The game with antiquity is getting serious: Are people really the measure of all things? In S. Düll; O. Neumaier; G. Zecha (Hrsg.): The game with antiquity. Mannheim: Bibliopolis, 2000, 17–37.
  • Zecha, G .: Negative utilitarianism. Ethica , 9, 2001, 267-291.
  • Zecha, G .: “Ethics is not a science” - or is it? In E. Morscher (Ed.): What we owe to Karl R. Popper and his philosophy. For his 100th birthday. Sankt Augustin: Academia Verlag, 2002, 351–379.
  • Zecha, G .: Philosophical Foundations for Professional Codes of Ethics, Including Business Ethics. In: N. Vasiljeviene; R. Jeurissen (eds.): Business Ethics: From Theory to Practice. Vilnius: Vilnius University Press, 2002, 92-120.
  • Zecha, G .: Ethics and the Internet. Theory of Science , (Prague), 12, 2003, 161-172.
  • Zecha, G .: Doing it Right Instead of Twice: A Popperian Approach to Management Decisions. Philosophy of Management , 3, 2003, 23-33.
  • Zecha, G .: All education is problem solving: Karl Popper on the theory and practice of education. In R. Neck, K. Salamun (ed.): Karl Popper - Plea for critical-rational science. Vol. 2 of the publication series of the Karl Popper Foundation Klagenfurt. Frankfurt / Main: Peter Lang, 2004, 127–143.
  • Zecha, G .: Ethics for Rationality: Possibilities and Limits. In P. Fobel; G. Banse; A. Kiepas; G. Zecha (Ed.): Rationality in Applied Ethics. Banská Bystrica: KNIHAREN - Jan Bernát, 2004, 41–50.
  • Zecha, G .: Man is the measure of all values: Critique of ethical relativism. In O. Neumaier (ed.): Is man the measure of all things? Möhnesee: Bibliopolis, 2004, 161–180.
  • Zecha, G .; JL van der Wal: Philosophical-Pedagogical Criteria for Assessing the Effectiveness of a Christian School. Journal of Research on Christian Education , vol. 13/2, 2004.
  • Zecha, G .: Learning from mistakes: Notes on the ethics of science. In G. Christian, J.-L. Patry (Ed.): Value Conflicts and Value Change. A pluridisciplinary encounter. Münster: LIT Verlag, 2005, 33–49.
  • Zecha, G .: Ethics and the Internet: Problems and rules for Internet users. In Gerhard Banse (ed.): New culture (s) through new media (?). The example of the Internet. Berlin: trafo verlag, 2005, 97–112.
  • Zecha, G .: Errors can be useful: ethical and educational aspects. In G. Schmid (ed.): Ways to promote talent. Vienna: Sir Karl Popper School, 2005, 16–25.
  • Zecha, G .; J. de Klerk: Learning from Mistakes: Creating a New Spirit for a Democratic School System in South Africa. Learning for Democracy , vol. 2, no. 2, 2006, 31-43.
  • Zecha, G .: The concept of value and the postulate of freedom from values. In G. Zecha (ed.): Values ​​in the sciences. 100 years of Max Weber. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2006, 109–125.
  • Zecha, G .; Alexander Hieke: Ernst Mally . Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  • Zecha, G .: The Ethics of Reciprocity. Is the Golden Rule Suitable for Applied Ethics? In D. Fobelova; RK Urkrop (eds.): Applied Ethics in Theory and Practice. Banská Bystrica, 2007, 9-19.
  • Zecha, G .: No knowledge without problems, no progress without errors. In: O. Neumaier (Ed.): Errors and mistakes in the sciences. Münster-Vienna: LIT Verlag, 2007, 11–29.
  • Zecha, G .: Charity - Faraway Love. In: H. Bürkle: D. Pintaric (Ed.): Thinking in the space of the sacred. Festschrift for Fr Ansgar Paus OSB. Munich: Eos-Verlag, undated (2007), 421-435.
  • Zecha, G .: Opening the Road to Values ​​Education. In D. Aspin; J. Chapman (eds.): Values ​​Education and Lifelong Learning: Philosophy, Policy, Practices. New York: Springer Press, 2007, 48-60.
  • Zecha, G .: The fight against misery, as urgent and necessary as it is, is not enough. In G. Schweiger; C. Sedmak (Ed.): The Path to Greater Humanity. Innsbruck: Tyrolia, 2008, 279–292.
  • Zecha, G .: good and bad: recognizing or feeling. In H. Ganthaler; O. Neumaier, G. Zecha (Ed.): Rationality and Emotionality. Münster: Lit Verlag, 2009, 237–252.
  • Zecha, G .: How mistakes make you happy. If we recognize mistakes, we can learn from them. Journal for Didactics of Philosophy and Ethics , 1, 2009, 67–71.
  • Zecha, G .: E-Learning: Progress or an obstacle to the development of rationality? In H.-J. Petsche (Ed.): Topoi der Rationalität. Technicity - mediality - culturality. Berlin: trafo verlag, 2010, 161–170.
  • Zecha, G .: The play of instincts and the instinct to play. In R. Düll; S. Düll (Ed.): The game of drives. Möhnesee: Bibliopolis, 2010, 21–32.
  • Zecha, G .: Ethical Problems of Security Policy and Civil Protection. Sketch for a research project. In G. Banse, I. Krebs (Ed.): Cultural Diversity and New Media. Developments - interdependencies - resonances. Network Cultural Diversity and New Media, 16, Berlin: trafo verlag, 2011, 341–351.
  • Zecha, G .: The Golden Rule in Applied Ethics: How to Make Right Decisions in Theory and Practice. Social Science Front , 2011, 1-6 (Chinese version).
  • Zecha, G .: Philosophical Foundations for Professional Codes of Ethics Including Business Ethics. (Chinese version). Philosophical Reflection , vol. 1, 2012.
  • Zecha, G .: The Golden Rule in Applied Ethics: How to Make Right Decisions in Theory and Practice. In Yearbook of the “George Baritiu” Institute of History in Cluj-Napoca , Series IX (2011) of the Romanian Academy Cluj-Napoca Branch, Bucharest: The Publishing House of the Romanian Academy, 89-100.
  • Zecha, G .: Utopia in Ethics. Common Visions, Scientific Conceptions, Meta-Scientific Assumptions. In Studia Philosophiae Christianae , vol. 47/4, 2011, 135-151.
  • Zecha, G .: Hans Albert's contribution to the discussion of value judgments 1956-2006: An appreciation as a rational critique of the views of a critical rationalist. In G. Franco (ed.): Critical Rationalism as a way of thinking and a way of life. Festschrift for the 90th birthday of Hans Albert. Klagenfurt: kitab, 2012, pp. 276–297.
  • Zecha, G .: Crossing Borders in psychology and philosophy classes. In A. Dunshirn, E. Nemeth and G. Unterthurner (Eds.), Crossing borders. Thinking beyond limits. Thinking (across) boundaries. Vienna 2012, 1090–1100.
  • Zecha, G .: Image of man and ethical challenge in the e-Society. In G. Banse, R. Hauser, P. Machleidt, Oliver Parodi (eds.), From the information society to the knowledge society. e-Society - e-Participation - e-Identity. Network Cultural Diversity and New Media, vol. 17. Berlin: trafo, 2013, 317–333.
  • Zecha, G .: Social responsibility in A4 format? A critical discussion of ISO 26000-2010: Guidance on Social Responsibility. In Ch. Giordano and J.-L. Patry (eds.): Questions! Reply? Proceedings of a symposium in Salzburg from May 31st until June 2nd 2012. Friborg: Universitätsverlag Freiburg Switzerland, 2014, 37–49.
  • Zecha, G .: Communication without words - media offering via live streaming. In G. Banse, T. Stepien, M. Sulkowska-Janowska, M. Wojewoda (eds.), The future of media spaces - between freedom and constraints. Network Cultural Diversity and New Media, vol. 23. Berlin: trafo, 2017, 137–150.

Literature about Gerhard Zecha

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy [1]
  2. ^ Phaedra, University of Vienna

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Zecha, Gerhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian philosopher and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH July 2, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH innsbruck