Walter Brugger (philosopher)
Walter Brugger SJ (born December 17, 1904 in Radolfzell , † May 13, 1990 in Munich ) was a German Jesuit and philosopher .
Life
Brugger entered the Society of Jesus in 1924. He studied philosophy at the Berchmanskolleg in Pullach near Munich and Catholic theology in Innsbruck . From 1929–31 and 1936/37 he was a philosophy lecturer at the Pontifical Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum in Rome . He began his actual teaching activity in 1937 as a private lecturer in fundamental theology in Poona (India), which also sparked his interest in the history of religion. For health reasons he returned to the Berchmannskolleg in Munich in 1938, where he was appointed professor of philosophy in 1945. In 1947 he published the Philosophical Dictionary for the first time , of which 22 editions have now appeared.
He was a critic of the critical rationalism of Karl R. Popper .
Works
- Philosophical dictionary , Herder, Freiburg i. Br. 1947, 23rd edition 1998. Completely revised by Harald Schöndorf (Ed.), Alber, Freiburg / Munich 2010. ISBN 978-3-495-48213-1 .
- Sum of a philosophical doctrine of God , Munich 1979, ISBN 3-87056-022-3 .
- Tractatus Philosophicus: De Anima Humana Verl. Berchmanskolleg Pullach near Munich 1958.
- with JB Lotz SJ : Allgemeine Metaphysik , Verl. Berchmanskolleg Pullach near Munich 3rd edition 1967.
literature
- Emerich Coreth (Ed.): Christian Philosophy in Catholic Thought of the 19th and 20th Centuries , Vol. 2: Recourse to Scholastic Heritage , Styria, Cologne 1988, pp. 590–622, ISBN 3-222-11800-0 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Walter Brugger in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brugger, Walter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brugger, Walter SJ |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German religious and philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 17, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Radolfzell |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 13, 1990 |
| Place of death | Munich |