Kant Society

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The Kant Society e. V. is a scientific society that was founded in 1904 , on the 100th anniversary of Immanuel Kant's death, by Hans Vaihinger in Halle . The purpose of the society is to promote and disseminate the study of Kantian philosophy.

In addition, it publishes the journal Kant-Studien, which was also founded by Hans Vaihinger in 1896, and its supplementary books. It also organizes a congress every five years and holds an extensive program of lectures.

During the first three decades of the 20th century, the society developed into one of the most influential philosophical societies in the world with the largest number of members. It was dissolved in 1938, but the Kant-Studien continued to appear until 1944 (published by Kurt Metzner's Pan-Verlag) and from 1953 again under the editorship of Gottfried Martin . In 1969 he also re-established the Kant Society in Bonn. According to the statutes, it continues “the work of the old Kant Society, which no longer exists. V. Halle ... away “.

The chairmen after Gottfried Martin (1969–1973 †) were Gerhard Funke (1973–1993), Rudolf Malter (1991–1994) and Thomas M. Seebohm (1994–1999). From 1999 to 2004 the chairmanship changed to Manfred Baum ( Bergische Universität Wuppertal ). Bernd Dörflinger ( University of Trier ), head of the Kant research center in the Philosophy Department of the University of Trier, has chaired the Kant Society since 2004 .

The Kant Society should not be confused with the Society of Friends of Kant from 1805 in Königsberg and the Society of “Friends of Kants and Königsbergs eV - Kant and Königsberg in Kaliningrad”, which has been in its tradition since 2011.

literature

  • Presentation by Margit Ruffing: Past and present of the Kant Society eV ( PDF )
  • Günter Wirth : On the "tournament ground" of intellectual disputes. Arthur Liebert and the Kant Society (1918–1948 / 49) . Ludwigsfelder Verlagshaus, Ludwigsfelde 2004, ISBN 3-933022-22-3 .

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