Rolf Wiggershaus

Rolf Wiggershaus (* 1944 in Wuppertal ) is a German philosopher and publicist . Wiggershaus has become known as a historian of the Frankfurt School . His study of their history and significance as well as his introductions about Theodor W. Adorno , Max Horkheimer and Jürgen Habermas are considered standard works.

Wiggershaus studied philosophy , sociology and German literature - with Adorno among others - and received his doctorate in 1974 in Frankfurt am Main with Jürgen Habermas. Since then he has worked as a lecturer , freelance journalist and translator. His main work, Die Frankfurter Schule , was published in 1986 and translated into various languages. He lives with his wife Renate Wiggershaus in Kronberg im Taunus.

Fonts (selection)

• On the concept of rule in the philosophy of colloquial language about Wittgenstein, Austin and Searle . Dissertation, Frankfurt am Main 1974.
• The Frankfurt School. History, Theoretical Development, Political Significance . Munich et al. 1986.
• Theodor W. Adorno . CH Beck, Munich 1987.
• Max Horkheimer for an introduction . Junius, Hamburg 1998.
• Wittgenstein and Adorno. Two varieties of modern philosophizing . Wallstein, Göttingen 2nd edition 2001.
• Jürgen Habermas . Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-499-50644-0 (rowohlt's monographs).
• The Frankfurt School . Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-499-50713-7 (rowohlt's monographs).
• Max Horkheimer: Entrepreneurs in matters of 'critical theory' , Fischer Taschenbuch, Frankfurt am Main, 2013, ISBN 978-3-596-19574-9 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Rolf Wiggershaus in the catalog of the German National Library
• Interview at the Goethe-Institut: "Learning from each other"