Hermann Alois Baum

Hermann Alois Baum (born December 2, 1943 in Halle (Saale) ) is a German philosopher and professor emeritus .

Career

He first studied philosophy and theology at the Philosophical-Theological Course in Erfurt , then design at the Burg Giebichenstein Art College in Halle (Saale). After his escape from the GDR he continued his studies (philosophy, theology, political science and German studies) at the Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen , at the Sorbonne and the Institut Catholique de Paris , at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich , at the University of Laval ( Québec , Canada ) and Carleton University ( Ottawa , Canada). In Munich and London he took part in training as a lecturer at the Goethe Institute .

At Carleton University in Ottawa, he completed his German studies with a Master of Arts . At the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich he received his doctorate as Dr. phil (philosophy), at the Université Laval he completed his theology studies with a doctorate (Ph. D., certified in Germany : Dr. theol. CDN). He received his habilitation in philosophy at the University of Kassel , where he has been a private lecturer since his habilitation.

First he was a lecturer at the University of Saarbrücken , then he emigrated to Canada, where he worked as a professor and visiting professor at various universities in Nova Scotia , Québec and Ontario and was a visiting scholar at Harvard University (USA). After his return to Germany he was a substitute professor at the University of Kassel, then a professor at the Catholic University of North Rhine-Westphalia in Paderborn and Cologne .

Research priorities

Historically, his main interest was in the philosophy of Immanuel Kant , systematically in ethics , philosophical anthropology and the philosophy of religion .

Fonts

• Translation: Lucien Goldmann : The Hidden God (French. Original: Le dieu caché , 1955). Neuwied / Darmstadt 1973, ISBN 3-472-72587-7 .
• Lucien Goldmann - Marxism contra vision tragique? Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt 1974, ISBN 3-7728-0546-9 .
• The light of conscience. Frankfurt am Main 1990, ISBN 3-631-43014-0 .
• Kant's “System” and Goethe's “Faust”. Hamburg 1992, ISBN 3-86064-081-X .
• Ban circles of killing. Sankt Augustin 1995, ISBN 3-88345-628-4 .
• Ethics of social professions. Paderborn 1996, ISBN 3-8252-1918-6 .
• Kant. Morality and Religion. Sankt Augustin 1998, ISBN 3-89665-065-3 .
• Anthropology for social professions. Opladen 2000, ISBN 3-8100-2648-4 .
• Social Justice Theories. Political Philosophy for Social Professions. Münster 2004, ISBN 3-8258-7752-3 .
• The alienation of Jesus and the establishment of church power. Düsseldorf 2006, ISBN 3-491-72503-8 .
• Three religions - three gods. Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-86573-853-0 .
• Ignaz Semmelweis, his mother and her ancestors. Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-6568-9784-2 .
• Carriage and carriage manufacturers in Pest, Buda and Budapest 1756 - 1928. Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-6569-0447-2 .
• The riddle of the three Bibles. Norderstedt 2017, ISBN 978-3-7431-1828-7 .
• And should I believe that? Critical Thoughts on the Creed. Norderstedt 2017, ISBN 978-3-7448-2181-0 .
• Ethics - Introduction. Norderstedt 2017, ISBN 978-3-7448-2318-0 .
• Citizen families in Buda-Pest and Miskolc. Norderstedt 2017, ISBN 978-3-7448-3636-4 .
• Key questions from great philosophers. Newly deciphered in 25 little stories (= Introductions: Philosophy . Volume 21). LIT, Berlin / Münster 2017, ISBN 978-3-643-13894-1 .
• Key questions of great philosophers - Volume 2. Deciphered in 25 new stories (= Introductions: Philosophy . Volume 22). LIT, Berlin / Münster 2018, ISBN 978-3-643-13999-3 .
• Kauser. Köfaragók és Épitészek. Stonecutters and architects . Norderstedt 2018, ISBN 978-3-7528-3881-7 .
• Ignaz Semmelweis. His ancestors Semmelweis and Müller. Norderstedt 2018, ISBN 978-3-7481-8425-6 .
• Giergl - Kölber - Schlick. They came to Budapest and shaped the city. Norderstedt 2019, ISBN 978-3-7481-0224-3 .
• Giergl. Craftsmen - artisans - artists in the 18th and 19th centuries in Budapest. Norderstedt 2019, ISBN 978-3-7494-3740-5
• Plato's frying pan. Small philosophical cookbook. Norderstedt 2019, ISBN 978-3-7322-3536-0

Awards

• Laureate of the Philosophical-Theological Studies Erfurt 1965.