Rudolf Haller
Rudolf Haller (born April 17, 1929 in Sankt Gallen (Styria) , † February 14, 2014 in Graz ) was an Austrian philosopher . He was a full professor for basic philosophical research at the Karl Franzens University in Graz .
Live and act
Haller received his doctorate after studying philosophy, philosophical sociology, history and art history in Graz and then went to Oxford University for further studies . In 1961 he was appointed to Graz as a university professor, where he was full professor from 1967 until his retirement in 1997 .
With his work, Haller contributed to the reappraisal of Austrian philosophy, as a direction interested in language criticism and language analysis . This suggested u. a. in work on Ernst Mach, Ludwig Wittgenstein and the Vienna Circle . He was in charge of critical editions of works by Franz Brentano , Alexius Meinong , Otto Neurath, among others .
Among other things, he founded the Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society , the documentation and research center for Austrian philosophy and the Graz Philosophical Studies .
Works (selection)
- Neopositivism: a historical introduction to the philosophy of the Vienna Circle , wb Darmstadt 1993
- To Canania. Approaching the modern . Ed. V. Rudolf Haller. Vienna: Böhlau 1996
Web links
- Website at the Karl Franzens University Graz.
- Philosopher Rudolf Haller died in Graz at the age of 84. In: Kleine Zeitung of February 19, 2014
- Philosopher Rudolf Haller died at the age of 84. In: Courier of February 19, 2014
1. Chair for Practical Philosophy: Joseph Wilhelm Nahlowsky (1862–1878) | Hugo Spitzer (1906–1925) | Carl Siegel (1927–1937) | Amadeo Silva-Tarouca (1949–1969) | Ernst Topitsch (1969–1991) | Malte Hossenfelder (1991–2003) | Lukas Meyer (since 2009)
2. Chair for the History of Philosophy: Alois Riehl (1870–1882) | Alexius Meinong (1882–1920) | Ernst Mally (1925–1942) | Ferdinand Weinhandl (1944–1945) | Konstantin Radaković (1949–1965) | Rudolf Freundlich (1965–1984) | Reinhard Kamitz (1984-2008) | Udo Thiel (2009–2019) | Ursula Renz (since 2020)
3. Chair for Theoretical Philosophy: Rudolf Haller (1967–1997) | Marian David (since 2012)
4. Chair of Political Philosophy: Harald Stelzer (2014–2019) | Christine Abbt (since 2020)
5th Chair for Classical Phenomenology: Sonja Rinofner-Kreidl (since 2018)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haller, Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Gallen |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 14, 2014 |
| Place of death | Graz |