Martin Ganter

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Martin Ganter (* 1943 in Heidelberg ) is a German writer , philosopher , physicist and educator . He was a professor at the Universities of Education in Esslingen and Freiburg. His main areas of expertise include research into the cognitive development of children and science education, as well as an extensive lyric and dramatic work.

Life

After graduating in physics and mathematics in Freiburg Ganter was founded in 1972 as the first graduate student at (1968) Fernando Inciarte Dr. phil. PhD . His dissertation on means and ends in the practical philosophy of Aristotle appeared in 1974. During his doctorate, Ganter had worked as a research assistant at the Freiburg University of Education and as a teacher at a grammar school in Schopfheim. In 1972 he was appointed to a professorship for physics at the Esslingen University of Education . After its closure, he taught from 1984 to 2008 as a professor of physics at the Freiburg University of Education.

The scientific and educational work

Ganter's approach to science education is indebted to Jean Piaget . In his monographs and articles he approaches the scientific understanding of the world together with children. It is about introducing children into the world of adults, but at the same time always introducing adults into the world of children and their understanding of the world. The variety of possible paths with children in the world of nature and its sciences, in cultural history from ancient oriental antiquity to today, in history, philosophy, literature and art is illustrated in his three-volume work Paths and Hikes (1997) on the basis of a variety of experiments and experiences vivid and also invites readers beyond the academic world to read. Already here it becomes clear that Ganter’s concern cannot be limited to the didactics of natural sciences for elementary school, which in the essays are building blocks for the construction of a humane world. Reflections on education and self-determination is carried out.

The literary work

Ganter's lyrical and dramatic work takes place in an examination of his educational and philosophical work as well as his personal experience. He himself only published parts of it. The collection of poems Salamis was published in 1965, the short story Children's Shoes in 1985 , and in 2009 a small edition of his poetry collection Songbook for Jutta , in which Ganter condenses the love for a terminally ill person and their forty-year suffering. His poem The Mother was published in 2012 in the Frankfurt Library of Contemporary Poetry.

Ganter's “great” plays deal with modern society, the breakdown of Christian culture and people between globalization and individualization. His “small” plays deal with contemporary political issues in an ironic way. So far the plays have not been performed or printed.

The entire literary works of Ganter are currently being published on the Internet by Annette Zgoll ( see below ). The artistic design of the website was done by Hannah Feldmeier, who designed the songbook for Jutta in 2009 .

Fonts (selection)

  • Means and aim in the practical philosophy of Aristotle . Freiburg i.Br. 1974 ( Symposium 45)
  • With the children through the sky year. From the immediate world experience to the reconstruction of the world Heinsberg 1995. ISBN 3-88852-015-0
  • Learn to understand with the children. Approaches to an exact theory of the practice of subject teaching on the way to scientific understanding of the world . Heinsberg 1995. Second edition, Heinsberg 2000. ISBN 3-89803-014-8
  • Paths and walks . Three volumes, Heinsberg 1997
    • Volume 1: Homo viator . ISBN 3-88852-316-8
    • Volume 2: Meadows and fields, the forest, the fascination of the mountains . ISBN 3-88852-317-6
    • Volume 3: Water, geological and landscape historical explorations, on the trail of history, in the labyrinth of the world . ISBN 3-88852-318-4

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Martin Ganter: Building blocks for the construction of a humane world. Reflections on upbringing and self-determination (accessed on September 11, 2012)
personal data
SURNAME Ganter, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer, physicist, philosopher and educator
DATE OF BIRTH 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Heidelberg