Johann Figl

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Johann Figl (born June 22, 1945 in Grabensee , Lower Austria ) is an Austrian religious scholar and religious philosopher .

Life

Johann Figl attended the Stiftsgymnasium Melk and graduated from there in 1965. He studied Catholic theology and philosophy (in combination with psychology and pedagogy as well as German studies ) and graduated in 1970 as Mag. Theol. at the University of Innsbruck . There he was a student assistant for a year. 1971 to 1973: Doctoral studies at the University of Tübingen ( Dr. theol .) As part of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) . In 1974 he was a research assistant at the Institute for Fundamental Theology in Tübingen .

In 1975 he became a university assistant at the Institute for Christian Philosophy at the University of Vienna . At the same time he obtained his second doctorate as Dr. phil. From 1979 he was head of the department for atheism research, in 1983 he completed his habilitation with the habilitation thesis Hermeneutische Religionsphilosophie in Vienna and was appointed full professor for religious studies in December 1986. From 1995 to 1999 he was dean of the Catholic Theological Faculty .

He worked as a lecturer and guest lecturer at the Philosophical-Theological University Linz for philosophy and religious studies in 1982 and 1984 , and in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2014 at the Institute for Religious Studies at the Free University of Berlin .

Awards and memberships

Fonts

As an author:

  • Atheism as a theological problem , Tübingen Theological Studies, Volume 9, Mainz 1977 (also Scientific Book Society Darmstadt )
  • Interpretation as a philosophical principle ; Berlin , New York City 1982.
  • Dialectic of violence. Nietzsche's hermeneutical philosophy of religion , Düsseldorf 1984 ( contributions to theology and religious studies )
  • The center of religions. Idea and practice of universal religious movements , Darmstadt 1993.
  • Nietzsche and the religions. Transcultural perspectives on his educational and thought path ; Berlin, New York 2007.
  • Nietzsche meditations. The monastery, the sea and the "new" infinity. Introduction and text selection ; Münster , Hamburg , Berlin, Vienna , London 2007.
  • Philosophy of Religions. Pluralism and criticism of religion in the context of European thought , Paderborn 2012.

As editor:

  • From Nietzsche to Freud. Matches and differences of thought motives , Vienna 1996.
  • The concept of the soul in religious studies , with H.-D. Klein, Würzburg 2002.
  • Handbook of Religious Studies. Religions and their central themes ; Innsbruck , Göttingen 2003. (also Scientific Book Society Darmstadt )
  • Friedrich Nietzsche. As part of the Critical Complete Edition of the Works: Department I, ed. by J. Figl, Nachgelassene Aufzüge der Kindschaft, Jugend- und Studentenzeit 1852-1869 , Volumes 1–5; Berlin, New York 1996-2006.
  • Religious Studies - Interdisciplinarity and Interreligiosity. Lectures on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Institute for Religious Studies of the Catholic-Theological Faculty of the University of Vienna , Münster and others in 2007.

literature

  • Hans Gerald Hödl, Veronica Futterknecht (ed.): Religions after secularization . Festschrift for Johann Figl on the occasion of his 65th birthday, Münster, among others 2011
  • Fernando de Moraes Barros: Um Oriente ao oriente do Oriente: a investigacao de Johann Figl in: Cadernos Nietzsche 15 , São Paulo 2003, pp. 69-82
  • KR Wernhart: Interdisciplinarity of religious studies at the University of Vienna in religious studies - interdisciplinarity and interreligiousness. Lectures on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Institute for Religious Studies of the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Vienna , Münster, 2007, pp. 11–56, esp. 44–52

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personal data
SURNAME Figl, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian religious scholar
DATE OF BIRTH June 22, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Grabensee (municipality of Asperhofen)