Uwe Voigt (philosopher)
Uwe Voigt (born April 1, 1965 in Lichtenfels / Bavaria ) is a German professor of philosophy .
Life
In 1985 Voigt passed the Abitur at the Meranier-Gymnasium Lichtenfels . He studied philosophy, psychology and catholic theology at the Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg (1985 to 1992) and at the University of Innsbruck (1988/1989) as a scholarship holder of the Bavarian School for Talented Students and the German National Academic Foundation . From 1993 to 2008 and 2010 Voigt worked at the Chair of Philosophy I at the Otto Friedrich University in Bamberg as a research assistant and assistant. There he received his doctorate in 1996 with an investigation into the understanding of history of Johann Amos Comenius as well as an annotated translation of his work Via Lucis .
In 2007 Voigt completed his habilitation in Bamberg with a thesis on Aristotle's concept of soul in connection with modern information terminology. For his dissertation Voigt received the sponsorship award from the University of Bamberg; his habilitation thesis was awarded the "Hans Löwel" habilitation prize from the Otto Friedrich University of Bamberg.
After various professorships and visiting professorships abroad, Voigt took over the chair of philosophy with a focus on analytical philosophy and philosophy of science at the Philosophical and Social Sciences Faculty of the University of Augsburg in the summer semester 2011 as successor to Klaus Mainzer . In 2016 he was also appointed Adjunct Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Memorial University of Newfoundland .
In October 2013 Uwe Voigt was elected chairman of the German Comenius Society.
Uwe Voigt is married and has a daughter.
research
Voigt is particularly interested in reflecting on interdisciplinarity against the background of the ongoing systematic topicality of the philosophical classics, as well as Johann Amos Comenius as an early thought leader in global communication processes that can be understood and designed in intercultural dialogue .
Publications
Monographs:
- Johann Amos Comenius' understanding of history in “Via Lucis” as a creative synthesis. From the conflict of extremes to the cooperation of cultures, Frankfurt am Main 1996, ISBN 978-3-631-30890-5 .
- Aristotle and the information concepts. An ancient solution to a current problem? Würzburg 2008, ISBN 3-89913-624-1 .
Editorships:
- Johann Amos Comenius: The way of light / Via lucis . Introduced, translated and commented by Uwe Voigt. Hamburg 1997, ISBN 3-7873-1240-4 (Meiner. Philosophische Bibliothek . Volume 484).
- Human rights in intercultural dialogue. Frankfurt am Main 1998, ISBN 3-631-32979-2 .
- with Michael Jungert u. a .: Interdisciplinarity: theory - practice - problems. Darmstadt 2010, ISBN 3-534-23054-X .
- with Joachim Bahlcke , Andreas Fritsch : Comenius year book. (since volume 18/2010).
- Saul Kripke : Reference and Existence. The John Locke Lectures. Translated from English by Uwe Voigt. Stuttgart 2014, ISBN 978-3-15-010966-3 .
- Saul Kripke : Articles from "Philosophical Troubles". Translated from American English and edited by Uwe Voigt. Stuttgart 2017, ISBN 978-3-15-019181-1 .
- Thank God Frege : About meaning and meaning. Edited by Uwe Voigt. Stuttgart 2019 ("Great Papers Philosophy" series), ISBN 978-3-15-019582-6 .
Web links
- Uwe Voigt on the website of the University of Augsburg
- [1] Online lecture: "The three dogmas of panpsychism"
Individual evidence
- ↑ CV
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from January 25, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Voigt, Uwe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lichtenfels |