Oswald Hanfling
Oswald Hanfling (born December 21, 1927 ; died October 25, 2005 ) was a German philosopher and professor of philosophy at the Open University .
Life
Oswald Hanfling came to England on a Kindertransport . He worked in various activities until he succeeded in taking an evening course at Birkbeck College in 1963 . He received his doctorate in 1971.
From 1970 he taught at the Open University - first as a lecturer and finally as a professor. He was most strongly influenced by Ludwig Wittgenstein , whose philosophy he applied to various problems. Among other things, he dealt with the question of the meaning of life, with epistemological and aesthetic questions as well as with Ordinary Language Philosophy .
Fonts (selection)
- Logical Positivism - Blackwell 1981.
- The Quest For Meaning - Blackwell 1987.
- Life and Meaning: A Philosophical Reader (ed.) - Blackwell 1988.
- Wittgenstein's Later Philosophy - Macmillan Publishers 1989.
- Philosophical Aesthetics (as ed.) - Blackwell 1992.
- Ayer - Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1997.
- Philosophy and Ordinary Language: The Bent and Genius of Our Tongue - Routledge 2003.
Web links
- Hans-Johann Glock : Oswald Hanfling , obituary, in: The Guardian, November 29, 2005
- Texts by Oswald Hanfling on PhilPapers
Individual evidence
- ^ Hans-Johann Glock: Oswald Hanfling - Philosopher engaged with Wittgenstein and Open University. In: The Guardian (Nov. 29, 2005).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hanfling, Oswald |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-British philosopher and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1927 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 25, 2005 |