Wolfgang H. Schrader
Wolfgang H. Schrader (born November 5, 1942 in Berlin ; † November 17, 2000 ) was a German philosopher. Schrader was President of the International Johann Gottlieb Fichte Society from 1991 to 1997.
Life
Wolfgang Schrader studied philosophy , theology and history at the Humboldt University in Berlin and the Ruprecht Karls University in Heidelberg . In 1970 he started with the topic “Empirical and absolute self. On the history of the concept of life in the philosophy of Johann Gottlieb Fichte " at Heidelberg University doctorate . The dissertation on a central concept of Fichte's philosophy became a groundbreaking work for research.
In 1982 Schrader completed his habilitation at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich with a thesis on "Ethics and anthropology in the English Enlightenment. Studies on the change in moral-sense theory from Shaftesbury to Hume ." This work was also received with great recognition in specialist circles. 1985 Schrader was a professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Siegen appointed .
Schrader has presented the main area of his research and teaching, practical philosophy, in numerous publications. In particular, he has dealt with the philosophy of the 17th and 18th centuries and the philosophy of German idealism . The edition of Carl Leonhard Reinhold's letters ("Carl Leonhard Reinhold - Correspondence Edition "), managed by Wolfgang Schrader together with Kurt Hiller and supported by the German Research Foundation , attracted particular attention .
Prof. Schrader was very committed to expanding the international contacts of Siegen University to Poland (University of Lodz and the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw), South Korea and Spain.
Schrader was a founding member of the International Fichte Society and its president from 1991 to 1997. Together with Klaus Hammacher and Richard Schottky , he was the editor of the Fichte Studies. Together with Hammacher, Helmut Girndt and Wolfgang Janke , he was the editor of the Fichte Studies Supplementa.
Works
- Spruce Studies. together with: K. Hammacher, Aachen.
- Spruce Studies Supplementa. together with: K. Hammacher, Aachen; W. Janke, Wuppertal; H. Girndt, Duisburg.
- Experience and speculation. together with: WG Jacobs, Munich; G. Orsi, Naples; O. Pöggeler, Bochum.
- Europaea Memoria. together with: J. École, Nizza, R. Theis, Luxemburg; JC Goddard, Paris.
- Empirical and absolute self, on the history of the concept of life in the philosophy of JG Fichtes. 1972, Frommann-Holzboog-Verlag ISBN 3-7728-0350-4 .
literature
- University of Siegen: “Law - Morality - Self. Commemorative letter for Wolfgang H. Schrader ”. Georg Olms Verlag 2002, "Europaea Memoria", ISBN 3-487-12591-9 .
Web links
- Professor Dr. Wolfgang H. Schrader died on uni-protocol.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schrader, Wolfgang H. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 5, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 17, 2000 |