Henri Lauener
Henri Lauener (born July 13, 1933 in Bern , † October 28, 2002 there ) was a Swiss philosopher . He is known for developing the “open transcendental philosophy” in dealing with the thoughts of the American philosopher Willard Van Orman Quine . At his request, the Lauener Foundation ( Lauener Foundation for Analytical Philosophy ) was established in 2003 , which awards the Lauener Prize every year .
Life
He grew up high above Lake Thun in Krattigen , studied at the University of Bern , published three volumes of poetry at a young age (1958–1963), and received his doctorate in 1959 on Hegel . From 1966 to 1970 he taught philosophy as a grammar school teacher at the Bern Neufeld grammar school . After his habilitation in 1967, he was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bern from 1973 until his retirement in 1998. He was invited as a visiting professor at the Universities of Helsinki , San Diego , Lausanne and Geneva and invited Kuno Lorenz to represent him , whose philosophical anthropology arose here. He was a member of the Institut International de Philosophie . From 1973 to 1993 he organized a series of congresses in Biel and Bern, in which Quine and Donald Davidson took part. When, after the death of Ferdinand Gonseth and Paul Bernays, the philosophical journal Dialectica , which they founded in 1947 together with Gaston Bachelard , threatened to die, Lauener and his institute took over the publication and made the journal an internationally important forum for analytical philosophy. In constant discussion with Quine, he led his own philosophy to an open transcendental philosophy.
The Lauener Foundation, established after his death, promotes the next generation in analytical philosophy. His students include Alex Burri, Michael Frauchiger, Jürg Freudiger, Stephan Hottinger and Herbert Schweizer.
Lauener's estate is in the Bern Burger Library .
Philosophical works
- The language in Hegel's philosophy. With special attention to aesthetics . Haupt, Bern 1962
- Hume and Kant . Systematic comparison of some of the main points of their teachings. Francke, Bern 1969
- Willard Van Orman Quine . CH Beck (BsR 503), Munich 1982, ISBN 3-406-08503-2
- Contemporary philosophy in Switzerland. Bern: Haupt Verlag 1984
- Open transcendental philosophy . Kovac (Boethiana 50), Hamburg 2002, ISBN 3-8300-0550-4
- Action context. Use and meaning in accordance with the rules (with Benito Müller). Academia Richarz (Academia Philosophical Studies 14), Sankt Augustin 1998, ISBN 3-89665-092-0
Web links
- Literature by and about Henri Lauener in the catalog of the German National Library
- Philipp Keller: Lauener, Henri. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Philipp Keller: Obituary (PDF; 23 kB) in Unipress
- Rafael Ferber: Obituary for Henri Lauener. In: Kant studies. 94, 2003, pp. 403f., Doi : 10.1515 / kant.2003.023 .
- Website of the Lauen Foundation
Remarks
- ^ Henri Lauener's estate in the Bern Burger Library catalog
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lauener, Henri |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 13, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 28, 2002 |
| Place of death | Bern |