Hans Lenk (philosopher)

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Hans Lenk (born March 23, 1935 in Berlin ) is professor emeritus at the Institute for Philosophy at the University of Karlsruhe ( KIT ) and Olympic champion in rowing.

Life

After graduating from the Lauenburg School of Academics , Lenk studied mathematics , philosophy , sociology , sports science and psychology in Freiburg im Breisgau and Kiel . He was also a rower ( Ratzeburg Rowing Club ), was twice European champion, four times German champion and won at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome to that of Karl Adam trained Germany rollercoaster the gold medal . In the 1960s he worked as an amateur rowing trainer in Berlin and won a world championship as a trainer ( eighth in 1966).

After receiving his doctorate in Kiel in 1961 and his habilitation (in philosophy and sociology) at the TU Berlin , Lenk initially taught in Berlin until he accepted a professorship for philosophy at the University of Karlsruhe in 1969. Lenk was appointed to the National Academy of Kinesiology in 1981 , the International Academy of Philosophy of Science in 1995, and the Russian Academy of Sciences in 2003. After his presidency of the General Society for Philosophy in Germany (1990–1993) he became a board member of the World Society for Philosophy FISP (1993–2008) and was its vice-president (1998–2003). In 2005, Lenk was the first German to be elected President of the Institut International de Philosophie (the “world academy” of the subject).

In addition to questions of applied philosophy (philosophy of science, moral, technical, social, sports and economic philosophy), Lenk's philosophy focused on the theory of constructs of interpretation. According to this, we only ever have access to the world through interpretations ; there is no non-interpretative description of the world. The interpretation always takes place through so-called schemes, which form the basis of our knowledge and actions. According to Lenk, this inevitability of interpretation does not lead to relativism , but to pragmatic realism . Lenk's “schema-interpretationistic realism” has parallels with Hilary Putnam's conception of internal realism, but is more oriented towards social psychology, social philosophy and neuroscience. He has written studies on “constructs of interpretation”, systematized types and levels of responsibility, “personal performance” and “concrete humanity”.

Lenk has also written books on social philosophy , philosophy of mind, and philosophy of science . His list of publications includes almost 150 books (approx. 30 on sport) and a total of over 3000 titles. In 2013 his autobiographical work Ratzeburger Goldwasser was published - from Lago Albano to Lambarene , in which he looks back on his life as an athlete and humanities scholar. The WorldCat has 668 works by / about him. On the occasion of his 75th birthday, he was honored by an international commemorative publication.

In addition to many awards, Lenk is the recipient of the DOSB Ethics Prize, which was first awarded in 2010, an honor that recognizes particular merits in promoting ethical values ​​in sport. In 2012, Hans Lenk was inducted into the Hall of Fame of German Sports . Even at the age of 85, he is in almost daily sports training.

Fonts

Among his most important works are the books:

  • Critique of Logical Constants . De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1968, ISBN 3-11-002565-5 .
  • Values ​​- goals - reality of the modern Olympic Games . 2nd Edition. Hofmann, Schorndorf 1972, ISBN 3-7780-4172-X .
  • Achievement motivation and team dynamics . 2nd Edition. Hofmann, Schorndorf 1977, ISBN 3-7780-4372-2 .
  • On the social philosophy of technology . Suhrkamp, ​​Frankfurt am Main 1982, ISBN 3-518-28014-7 .
  • Metalogics and language analysis . Rombach Verlag, Freiburg 1973, ISBN 3-7930-0976-9 .
  • Personal contribution . Fromm, Osnabrück / Zurich 1983, ISBN 3-7201-5164-6 .
  • Between science and ethics . Suhrkamp, ​​Frankfurt am Main 1992, ISBN 3-518-28580-7 .
  • Constructs of interpretation. On the critique of interpretive reason . Suhrkamp, ​​Frankfurt am Main 1993, ISBN 3-518-58152-X .
  • Philosophy and interpretation . Suhrkamp, ​​Frankfurt am Main 1993, ISBN 3-518-28660-9 .
  • Interpretation and reality . Suhrkamp, ​​Frankfurt am Main 1995, ISBN 3-518-28779-6 .
  • Schema games . Suhrkamp, ​​Frankfurt am Main 1995, ISBN 3-518-58193-7 .
  • Introduction to the theory of knowledge . UTB (Fink), Munich 1998, ISBN 3-8252-2005-2 .
  • Concrete humanity . Suhrkamp, ​​Frankfurt am Main 1998, ISBN 3-518-28850-4 .
  • Practical philosophizing . Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-17-015791-4 .
  • Capturing Reality . Königshausen & Neumann, Würzburg 2000, ISBN 3-8260-1743-9 .
  • Creative ascents. On the philosophy and psychology of creativity . Suhrkamp, ​​Frankfurt am Main 2000, ISBN 3-518-29056-8 .
  • Albert Schweitzer: Ethics as concrete humanity . LIT, Münster 2000, ISBN 3-8258-4826-4 .
  • Thought and its content . Oldenbourg, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-486-56472-2 .
  • Thinking and binding action . Karl Alber, Freiburg 2001, ISBN 3-495-47989-9 .
  • Little philosophy of the brain . Knowledge Buchges. Primus, Darmstadt 2001, ISBN 3-534-15057-0 .
  • Nature - Environment - Ethics (with M. Maring) . LIT, Münster 2003, ISBN 3-8258-6486-3 .
  • Success or fairness? 2nd Edition. LIT, Münster 2010, ISBN 978-3-8258-6105-6 .

Recent publications:

  • Grasping Reality . World Scientific, Singapore 2003, ISBN 981-238-024-8 .
  • Global TechnoScience and Responsibility . LIT, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-8258-0392-6 .
  • Consciousness as a schema interpretation . Mentis, Paderborn 2004, ISBN 3-89785-372-8 .
  • Responsibility and conscience of the researcher . Studienverlag, Innsbruck 2006, ISBN 3-7065-4211-0 .
  • Environmental compatibility and human friendliness: the new responsibility for our environment and future . Universitätsverlag Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe 2009, ISBN 978-3-86644-297-9 .
  • The flexible multiple system. Introduction to modern philosophical anthropology between bio, techno and cultural sciences . Velbrück Wiss., Weilerswist 2010, ISBN 978-3-938808-59-7 .
  • SOS Save Olympic Spirit . Agon Sportverlag, Kassel 2012, ISBN 978-3-89784-396-7 .
  • Creative plurality. Anthropological Perspectives . Projektverlag, Bochum / Freiburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-89733-284-3 .
  • Ratzeburger Goldwasser - from Lago Albano to Lambarene . Projektverlag, Bochum / Freiburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-89733-290-4 .
  • (together with Gregor Paul): Transcultural Logic - Universality in Diversity . Projektverlag, Bochum / Freiburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-89733-346-8 .
  • Gold day at Lake Albano . Projektverlag, Bochum / Freiburg 2015, ISBN 978-3-89733-357-4 .
  • Human-social responsibility . Projektverlag, Bochum / Freiburg 2015, ISBN 978-3-89733-376-5 .

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.wordpress.ratzeburger-rc.de/2006/allgemein/rudertraum-am-ratzeburger-seefestvortrag-von-hans-lenk-zum-50-jaehrigen-jubilaeum-des-ratzeburger-ru/ ; up May 24, 2010
  2. ↑ Hans Lenk: Creativity, Performance and Motivation . In: Christian Julmi (ed.): Conversations about creativity . Projektverlag, Bochum / Freiburg 2013, p. 74 .
  3. ↑ https://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=%22Hans+Lenk%22 auf.24. Nov 2019
  4. ^ Renate Dürr: Pragmatic Philosophizing: Festschrift for Hans Lenk. Münster: Lit. ISBN 978-3-8258-7131-4
  5. ^ DOSB ethics award to Prof. Dr. Hans Lenk.
  6. ^ Arnd Krüger : Hans Lenk on his 85th birthday. Performance sports 50 (2020), 4, 30-31; with photo by Hans Lenk
  7. ↑ From rowing Olympic champion to philosopher: Hans Lenk 75 years on rudern.de
personal data
SURNAME Lenk, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German university professor, philosopher and competitive athlete
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin