Heinz Kimmerle

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Heinz Kimmerle (born December 16, 1930 in Solingen , † January 17, 2016 in Leiden ) was a German philosopher .

Life

Youth, training and first years of work

Kimmerle was born in Solingen in 1930, where he also attended elementary school and high school. After a semester at the Evangelisches Studienwerk in Villigst near Schwerte / Ruhr, he studied philosophy , modern German literature and exegesis of the New Testament in Tübingen , Bonn and Heidelberg from 1951 to 1957 . In 1957 he did his doctorate under Hans-Georg Gadamer on "Schleiermacher's hermeneutics in the context of his speculative thinking". He spent his first professional years from 1958 to 1963 as a director of studies at the Evangelisches Studienwerk Villigst. He then worked as a research assistant in the Hegel Archive , from 1964 to 1969 in Bonn, from 1969 to 1971 in Bochum . In 1971 he qualified as a professor at the Ruhr University Bochum for philosophy with a thesis on “The problem of the isolation of thinking. Hegel's "System of Philosophy" in the years 1800-1804 ".

Research and teaching

While working at the Evangelisches Studienwerk, he received a research grant from the German Research Foundation for a thesis on the subject of "Examining Ernst Bloch's Marxist Philosophy of Hope". In the Hegel archive, he created a chronology of Hegel's writings in Jena (1801–1807), which served as the basis for the historical-critical edition of volumes 5–9 of Hegel's collected works. Together with Klaus Düsing, he got the edition of volume 6: “Jenaer Systementauten I”. From 1971 to 1976 he was a lecturer in philosophy at the Ruhr University in Bochum. In 1974 he was awarded the title of adjunct professor. In 1976 he received a call to the Erasmus University Rotterdam as full professor for methods of philosophy. During the last five years of his employment from 1991 to 1995 he held an endowed chair for “Basics of Intercultural Philosophy”. In 1989 he was visiting professor at the University of Nairobi in Kenya and at the University of Ghana in Legon / Accra , in 1997 at the University of Venda in South Africa and in 2002 at the University of South Africa in Pretoria . In 2003 he received an honorary doctorate from the latter university .

Non-university activities

Since 1964, Kimmerle was a member of the International Hegel Association founded by Hans-Georg Gadamer and the International Hegel Society founded by Wilhelm Raimund Beyer . From 1982 to 1991 he was on the board of directors of the International Hegel Society together with Rudolf W. Meyer , who died in early 1989, and Wolfgang Lefèvre . From 1982 to 1995 he was a member of the editorial committee of Schleiermacher's Complete Critical Edition . Since 1989 he has been on the scientific advisory board of the Society for Intercultural Philosophy . He was particularly responsible for African philosophy. In 1996 he founded the Foundation for Intercultural Philosophy and Art , of which he was chairman. As part of the foundation, numerous projects take place, in particular the annual exhibitions of artists from the Netherlands and from the Spanish island of La Palma from 1996 to 2008. Another outstanding event was that from August to October 2005 in the Zuid Afrika Huis in Amsterdam and from From October to December 2005 works by eight artists from the Venda area in South Africa were exhibited at the Stadsmuseum in Zoetermeer. From 2001 to 2010 Kimmerle worked at the private philosophy school Filosofie Oost-West in Utrecht , where he regularly gave lectures on African philosophy.

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In the dissertation from 1957 the interest in hermeneutics and its application to the New Testament is documented. Since 1959, the research assignment on Bloch's philosophy of hope led to more socio-philosophical questions and methodologically to an emphasis on dialectical elements in hermeneutics. In Hegel research, the work on the chronology of the Jena writings resulted in a new sequence of important texts from this period. On this basis, the reconstruction and critical interpretation of the Hegelian system of philosophy in the first years of Jena became possible in the habilitation thesis of 1971 . Research on Hegel, Marx and the history of dialectics followed. Reading Jacques Derrida's interpretation of Hegel led to a turn to the philosophies of difference, in which the difference between the sexes was given special attention. In a further step, he addressed the difference between cultures and in 1988 came across intercultural philosophy . In this context, he devoted himself particularly to dialogues with African philosophers and philosophies. He visited universities and made contacts with colleagues in Tanzania, Kenya, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Mali and South Africa. In 1997, he helped set up a philosophy department at the University of Venda in South Africa.

Fonts

As editor

  • FDE Schleiermacher, Hermeneutics. Heidelberg 1959, 2nd edition 1974 (English translation: Missoula, Mont. 1977; French translation: Paris 1987)
  • (with K. Düsing): GWF Hegel, Collected Works. Volume 6: Jena system designs I. Hamburg 1975
  • Models of materialist dialectics. Contributions of the Bochum dialectic working group. The Hague 1978. (Reprint online)
  • (RW Meyer and W. Lefèvre): Dialectics today. Rotterdam working papers. Bochum 1983.
  • Hegel yearbook 1984/85 to 1992, Bochum 1987 to 1992
  • (with RA Mall): Studies on Intercultural Philosophy. Volumes 1-17, Amsterdam / Atlanta, GA 1993 to 2006
  • Poetry and Philosophy in a Tragic Culture. Texts from a Hölderlin symposium with a picture part, Würzburg 1995
  • The multiverse of cultures. Contribution to a lecture in 'Intercultural Philosophy' at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, Amsterdam / Atlanta, GA 1996.
  • (with H. Ootserling): Sensus communis in Multi- and Intercultural Perspective. On the Posiibility of Common Judgments in Arts and Politics. Wuerzburg 2000.
  • Tijd en taal, Wijsgerig perspective. 44, 4, Amsterdam 2004.
  • The intrinsic significance of Hegel's system conceptions in Jena. Joint meeting of the International Hegel Society and the International Hegel Association, 10. – 12. April 2003. Erasmus University Rotterdam, Berlin 2004
  • (with A. van den Braembussche and N. Note): Intercultural Aesthetics. A Worldview Perspective. Dordrecht et al. a. 2009

Monographs

  • Schleiermacher's hermeneutics in the context of his speculative thinking. Heidelberg 1957 DNB 480690111 (Dissertation University of Heidelberg, Philosophical Faculty, September 10, 1957, 123 pages).
  • The future meaning of hope. Examination of Ernst Bloch's “Principle of Hope” from a philosophical and theological point of view. Bonn 1966, 2nd edition 1974.
  • The problem of the isolation of thought. Hegel's 'System of Philosophy' from 1800 to 1804. Bonn 1970; 2nd edition 1982, ISBN 3-416-01670-X .
  • The importance of the humanities for society. Stuttgart u. a. 1971.
  • The question of God in a concrete theory-practice context. Bonn 1975, ISBN 3-416-01062-0 .
  • Dialektiek als kritiek op de wetenschappen. Leiden 1977, ISBN 90-207-0751-5 .
  • Philosophy of the humanities as a critique of their methods. The Hague 1978, ISBN 90-247-2111-3 .
  • Drafting a philosophy of us. School of alternative thinking. Bochum 1985, ISBN 3-88663-108-7 .
  • Try initial thinking. With pictures from Fritz Vahle, Bochum 1985, ISBN 3-88663-115-X .
  • Paths and space. With a picture part by F. Kimmerle, Amsterdam 1987, ISBN 90-71466-11-6 .
  • Derrida as an introduction. Hamburg 1988, 7th edition 2008, ISBN 978-3-88506-652-1 (translation into Korean, Seoul 1996).
  • Philosophy in Africa - African Philosophy. Approaches to an intercultural concept of philosophy. Frankfurt am Main 1991, ISBN 3-593-34422-X (translation into Turkish, Istanbul 1995).
  • De dood is (geen) ainde. Over het dubbele gezicht van het einde in intercultureel perspective. Rotterdamse Filosofische Studies, XV, 1992, ISBN 90-70116-61-8 .
  • The dimension of the intercultural. Philosophy in Africa - African Philosophy. Second part: supplements and generalization steps . Amsterdam / Atlanta, GA 1994, ISBN 90-5183-694-5 .
  • Mazungumzo. Dialogues tussen Afrikaanse en Westerse filosofieën. Amsterdam / Meppel 1995, ISBN 90-5352-114-3 .
  • Philosophies of Difference. An introduction. Würzburg 2000, ISBN 3-8260-2000-6 .
  • Intercultural philosophy as an introduction. Hamburg 2002, ISBN 3-88506-366-2 .
  • African philosophy in the context of world philosophy. (= IKB Volume 60), Verlag Traugott Bautz, Nordhausen 2005, ISBN 3-88309-223-1 .
  • Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel read interculturally. (= IKB Volume 54), Verlag Traugott Bautz, Nordhausen 2005, ISBN 978-3-88309-222-5 .
  • Jacques Derrida read interculturally. (= IKB Volume 18), Verlag Traugott Bautz, Nordhausen 2005, ISBN 978-3-88309-178-5 .
  • Return to your own. The intercultural dimension in philosophy. (= IKB Volume 6), Verlag Traugott Bautz, Nordhausen 2006, ISBN 978-3-88309-169-3 .
  • Your own - seen differently. Results of intercultural experiences. (= IKB Volume 48), Verlag Traugott Bautz, Nordhausen 2007, ISBN 978-3-88309-193-8 .
  • Reflections of Western and African thought. (= IKB Volume 58), Verlag Traugott Bautz, Nordhausen 2008, ISBN 978-3-88309-229-4 .
  • The philosophy of intercultural philosophy. (= IKB Volume 66), Verlag Traugott Bautz, Nordhausen 2009, ISBN 978-3-88309-240-9 .
  • What color can do (= IKB Volume 35), Verlag Traugott Bautz, Nordhausen 2009, ISBN 978-3-88309-206-5 .
  • Philosophy - history - history of philosophy. A path from Hegel to intercultural philosophy. (= IKB Volume 132), Verlag Traugott Bautz, Nordhausen 2009, ISBN 978-3-88309-529-5 .
  • Reason and Faith in Balance. A philosophical way of life. Freiburg im Breisgau 2010, ISBN 978-3-495-48444-9 .
  • with Antoni Folkers: Heer Bommel in Africa. Religie en looped in Marten Toonders universum en in het Afrikaanse animisme. Antwerp 2013, ISBN 978-90-441-2997-7 .

literature

  • Henk Oosterling, Frans de Jong (ed.): Thinking on the move. Philosophy in the force field of social and political engagement. Festschrift for Heinz Kimmerle on his 60th birthday. Grüner, Amsterdam 1990, ISBN 90-6032-317-3 .
  • Dowe Tiemersma, Henk Oosterling (Eds.): Time and Temporality in Intercultural Perspective. Editions Rodopi, Amsterdam / Atlanta, GA 1996, ISBN 90-5183-973-1 ( English ).
  • Henk Oosterling: Interculturality in Heinz Kimmerle's Thought (= Intercultural Library , Volume 44). Bautz, Nordhausen 2005, ISBN 978-3-88309-216-4 .
  • Hamid Reza Yousefi , Hermann-Josef Scheidgen , Henk Oosterling (eds.): From Hermeneutics to Intercultural Philosophy. Festschrift for Heinz Kimmerle on his 80th birthday. Bautz, Nordhausen 2010, ISBN 978-3-88309-569-1 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Galerie Inter.de, Jan. 2016
personal data
SURNAME Kimmerle, Heinz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German philosopher
DATE OF BIRTH December 16, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Solingen
DATE OF DEATH 17th January 2016
Place of death Suffer