René Weiland
René Weiland (born August 10, 1957 in Berlin ) is a German philosopher and essayist .
Life
Weiland studied philosophy , German literature and theater studies in Berlin. He published in various magazines (including Sinn und Form , Merkur , Neue Rundschau, Neue Gesellschaft / Frankfurter Hefte, Rowohlt literary magazine, Der Blaue Reiter) and newspapers (including Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Frankfurter Rundschau, Tagesspiegel). He gave the anthologies Myths of Rationality. Thinking out with Klaus Heinrich and Philosophical Anthropology of Modernity . In books like Are Morals Overtaxed? Dealing with the self-evident and the utmost that a person can be. Contemplating and talking about Thomas Aquinas - in the double tradition of natural law and existential philosophy - he explores the question of how freedom and order come together in existence, how one can live independently without losing oneself. In his book Philosophy of Life. Ethical thinking between existential philosophy and constructivism, he understands philosophy less as a science of knowledge than a medium that helps us to find our balance. Philosophy, in this sense, reminds us that at no moment do we have the conditions of our existence. We can only answer these at a time. Here, paradoxically, consists of our only minimal, on the other hand, inalienable freedom.
Weiland participated in research projects at the Technical University of Berlin and the University of Vienna . He was also a visiting lecturer at the Free University of Berlin . René Weiland also worked as an author and consultant for the RIAS Radio University and as an editor for “Litfass. Journal of Literature ”. Since 2018 he has headed the Philosophical Discussion Group What Makes Us Think? What does it mean to follow your own thinking? at the VHS Tempelhof-Schöneberg. He lives in Berlin.
Fonts (selection)
- “Myths of Rationality. Thinking with Klaus Heinrich “(Ed. Together with Wolfgang Pircher), Vienna (Turia + Kant) 1990
- "Philosophical Anthropology of Modernity" (ed.), Weinheim (Beltz-Athenaeum) 1995
- “Is morality too much for us? Dealing with the obvious ”. Frankfurt / Main (Verlag Josef Knecht) 1999
- “Where culture forgets itself. Freedom and Beauty ”, in: The Blue Rider. Journal of Philosophy No. 22 (2006)
- “Melancholie und Abstraktion” (together with László Földényi), in: Schriften zur Defense der Kunst, Vol. 9. Kassel (AQUINarte) 2006
- “The utmost that a person can be. Contemplation and conversation about Thomas Aquinas ”. Kassel (AQUINarte) 2007
- "The unspoken word", in: Writings for Defense of Art, Vol. 12. Kassel (AQUINarte) 2008
- “Freedom and Creativity” (conversation with Gerald Aschenbrenner), in: Writings for Defense of Art, Vol. 14. Kassel (AQUINarte) 2009
- “Why virtue? On the use of an abused term ”(together with Matthias Eckoldt ). Kassel (AQUINarte) 2010.
- “Riddle of balance” (conversation with Gerald Aschenbrenner), in: Writings for the defense of art, vol. 17. Kassel (AQUINarte) 2010
- “Philosophy of Lifestyle. Ethical thinking between existential philosophy and constructivism ”. Bielefeld (transcript) 2016
Web links
- Philosophy of life
- Literature by and about René Weiland in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weiland, René |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weiland, Rene |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German philosopher and essayist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |