Ottmar Dittrich

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Ottmar Dittrich (also Ottomar Johann Peter ; born November 12, 1865 in Vienna , † October 16, 1951 in Marburg ) was a linguist and philosopher at the University of Leipzig .

life and work

1884–1887 he studied classical philology and German in Vienna. After dropping out of his studies, he became a translator and from 1893 worked as an editor at the Bibliographical Institute in Leipzig. In 1898 the doctorate to Dr. phil. at the University of Leipzig “About word composition based on the written New French language. I. The object names with the exclusion of the memory names ”. In 1904 he completed his habilitation in linguistics at the University of Leipzig "On word composition based on the New French written language IV. End of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs." Then he was a private lecturer until 1910 and an associate professor for linguistics and philosophy from 1910 to 1933 of the University of Leipzig.

In 1916 he saw in the tradition of Johann Gottlieb Fichte a motive for continuing the world war in the prevention of a single Anglo-Saxon world domination in the interest of cultural diversity through a "Central European bloc" under German leadership. In 1919 he showed himself ready to participate in plans for the Saxon university and school reform after the revolution of 1918/19. On 10 May 1933 he was at his own request on April 8, 1933 for his history of ethics to complete properly for reasons of age retroactively as of April 1 emeritus . For political reasons, the Philosophical Faculty wanted to convert its associate professor for philosophy into one for political education. In November 1933 Dittrich signed the professors' declaration of Adolf Hitler at German universities and colleges . He belonged to the Leonids in Leipzig.

His history of ethics identifies him as an idealistic philosopher who judges purely in terms of the history of philosophy. With a view to the "true inner commonality" he wanted to largely eliminate the differences between the moral systems. In this he can be seen as the forerunner of Hans Küng's “ Global Ethic ” .

Publications (selection)

  • Basics of Speech Psychology , Halle as 1903.
  • The limits of history. A programmatic attempt , Leipzig 1905.
  • New speeches to the German nation , 1916
  • History of ethics. Systems of morality from antiquity to the present , 4 vols., Leipzig 1923–1932.
  • Luther's ethics presented in their main features , Leipzig 1930.

Single receipts

  1. ↑ see Hessisches Staatsarchiv Marburg (HStAMR), Best. 915 No. 5783, p. 260 ( digitized version ).
  2. ^ Tilitzki: University Philosophy , Vol. 1, p. 49f (curriculum vitae), 406, 502, 602
  3. ↑ eda., P. 614; the plan failed in 1934. Cf. Carsten Heinze : The pedagogy at the University of Leipzig in the time of National Socialism. Bad Heilbrunn / Obb. 2001, p. 25.
  4. ↑ eda., P. 49f, note 22

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SURNAME Dittrich, Ottmar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dittrich, Ottomar Johann Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Linguist and philosopher
DATE OF BIRTH November 12, 1865
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH October 16, 1951
Place of death Marburg