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Ernst Barthel

March 05, 2023

Ernst Philipp Barthel (17 October 1890 in Schiltigheim – 16 February 1953 in Oberkirch (Baden) was an Alsatian philosopher, mathematician and inventor.[1] In the 1920s and 1930s he taught as a private lecturer of philosophy at the University of Cologne. From 1924 on Barthel edited the magazine Antäus. Blätter für neues Wirklichkeitsdenken (Antaeus. Journal for new Reality Thinking), which served as the organ of the Gesellschaft für Lebensphilosophie (Society for Life Philosophy) founded by him in Cologne. Barthel maintained philosophical friendships with his compatriots Albert Schweitzer and Friedrich Lienhard.

Ernst Barthel, photographed in 1931 by E. Gropp in Cologne, Scan from the book "Einführung in die Polargeometrie" (1932)

Philosophy and Earth theory

The main principle of Barthel's philosophy on the background of Christian Platonism was the Polarity, which he understood to be the most fundamental, constitutive law in all of nature.
Besides his philosophical work he also published several works on geometry, further developing a non-Euclidean (Riemannian geometry, spherical) theory of geometry, which he called polar geometry. From this geometry he derived a new cosmology with the theory of a Great Earth, which states that the Earth is a maximal sphere in a cyclical space and its surface therefore a total plane, the equator plane of the Cosmos. The (total) plane, as well as the straight line and space as a whole, is flat, without curvature yet closed, running back on itself. Barthel considered this his most important theory, even the most significant thought of the century, as he writes in his autobiography.[2] While some of his academic colleagues stated that this theory is geometrically possible and consistent, others did not acknowledge that and resorted to "the blight of personal calumny",[3] deriding him for allegedly "teaching that the Earth is a disk" or outright declaring him crazy, thus ruining his academic career.[4] In November 1940 he was dismissed from the University of Cologne by the Nazi Reich Minister Rust because of religio-metaphysical (due to his book Der Mensch und die ewigen Hintergründe) and political (alleged Francophilia) suspicions. Ernst Barthel was a member of the National Socialist Teachers League.[5] The Russian astronomer Leonid Andrenko considered Barthel's main thought among the most ingenious ever suggested and advocated for taking note of it and thinking about it.[6]

Works

  • Elemente der transzendentalen Logik, Dissertation, Straßburg, 1913
  • Die Erde als Totalebene. Hyperbolische Raumtheorie mit einer Voruntersuchung über die Kegelschnitte (The Earth as total plane), 1914
  • Vertikaldimension und Weltraum. Neue Beweise gegen die Kugelgestalt der Erde, 1914
  • Der Irrtum «g». Ein Traktat über den freien Fall, 1914
  • Harmonische Astronomie (Harmonical astronomy), 1916
  • Polargeometrie, 1919
  • Goethes Wissenschaftslehre in ihrer modernen Tragweite, 1922 [1]
  • Goethes Relativitätstheorie der Farbe. Nebst einer musikästhetischen Parallele, 1923
  • Lebensphilosophie, 1923
  • Philosophie des Eros, 1926
  • Deutschlands und Europas Schicksalsfrage, in: Zeitschrift für Geopolitik 3 (1926), pp. 303–309.
  • Form und Seele. Dichtungen, 1927
  • Die Welt als Spannung und Rhythmus, 1928
  • Albert Schweitzer as Theologian, in: The Hibbert Journal, XXVI, 4 (1928)
  • Elsässische Geistesschicksale. Ein Beitrag zur europäischen Verständigung, 1928
  • Erweiterung raumtheoretischer Denkmöglichkeiten durch die Riemannsche Geometrie, in: Astronomische Nachrichten, Vol. 236 (1929), pp. 139–148.
  • Goethe, das Sinnbild deutscher Kultur, 1930
  • Die Monadologie der beiden Welten. Abriß der Metaphysik, Jahrbuch der Elsaß-Lothringischen Wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Straßburg, Band III, SS. 147–185, 1930
  • Kosmologische Briefe. Eine neue Lehre vom Weltall (Cosmological letters. A new teaching of the universe), 1931
  • Vorstellung und Denken. Eine Kritik des pragmatischen Verstandes, 1931
  • Einführung in die Polargeometrie, (Introduction to Polar Geometry) 2nd ed., 1932
  • Beiträge zur transzendentalen Logik auf polaristischer Grundlage, 1932
  • Geometrie und Kosmos, 1939
  • Die Kosmologie der Großerde im Totalraum, Leipzig: Hillmann 1939
  • Der Mensch und die ewigen Hintergründe (Man and the eternal background), 1939
  • Die Erde als Grundkörper der Welt. Ebertin, Erfurt 1940. According to Barthel's autobiography, p. 231, this book was pulped by the Gestapo in 1941.
  • Friedrich Lienhard. Die Künstlerseele aus dem deutschen Elsaß, Kolmar im Elsaß, Alsatia Verlag, 1941.
  • Nietzsche als Verführer (Nietzsche as Seducer), 1947
  • Mein Opfergang durch diese Zeit. Ein Leben im Kampf um Wahrheit und ein elsässisches Geistesschicksal (My self-sacrifice in these times. A life dedicated to the fight for truth and the fate of an Alsatian mind), Georg Duve (Hrsg.), 2005 [2]

Further reading

  • Wurtz, Jean-Paul: Ernst Barthel: philosophe alsacien (1890–1953). Recueil d'études publié à l'occasion du centenaire de sa naissance. Strasbourg: Presses Univ. 1991.
  • Criqui, Fernand: Ein tragisches Elsaesserschicksal: Ernest Barthel. (The tragic fate of an Alsatian: Ernest Barthel), in: Der grosse Straßburger Hinkende Bote, pp. 110–112, 1954

References

  1. ^ cf. VDI-Nachrichten, 19. April 1933, for Barthel's Transformationszirkel (transformation dividers)
  2. ^ Mein Opfergang durch diese Zeit, 2005, p. 119.
  3. ^ Criqui, Fernand: Ein tragisches Elsaesserschicksal: Ernest Barthel, 1954
  4. ^ Mein Opfergang durch diese Zeit, 2005, passim
  5. ^ Ideologische Mächte im deutschen Faschismus Band 5: Heidegger im Kontext: Gesamtüberblick zum NS-Engagement der Universitätsphilosophen, George Leaman, Rainer Alisch, Thomas Laugstien, Publisher: Argument Hamburg, 1993, ISBN 3886192059
  6. ^ E. Barthel, Mein Opfergang durch diese Zeit, 2005, p. 184.

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Ernst Philipp Barthel 17 October 1890 in Schiltigheim 16 February 1953 in Oberkirch Baden was an Alsatian philosopher mathematician and inventor 1 In the 1920s and 1930s he taught as a private lecturer of philosophy at the University of Cologne From 1924 on Barthel edited the magazine Antaus Blatter fur neues Wirklichkeitsdenken Antaeus Journal for new Reality Thinking which served as the organ of the Gesellschaft fur Lebensphilosophie Society for Life Philosophy founded by him in Cologne Barthel maintained philosophical friendships with his compatriots Albert Schweitzer and Friedrich Lienhard Ernst Barthel photographed in 1931 by E Gropp in Cologne Scan from the book Einfuhrung in die Polargeometrie 1932 Contents 1 Philosophy and Earth theory 2 Works 3 Further reading 4 References 5 External linksPhilosophy and Earth theory EditThe main principle of Barthel s philosophy on the background of Christian Platonism was the Polarity which he understood to be the most fundamental constitutive law in all of nature Besides his philosophical work he also published several works on geometry further developing a non Euclidean Riemannian geometry spherical theory of geometry which he called polar geometry From this geometry he derived a new cosmology with the theory of a Great Earth which states that the Earth is a maximal sphere in a cyclical space and its surface therefore a total plane the equator plane of the Cosmos The total plane as well as the straight line and space as a whole is flat without curvature yet closed running back on itself Barthel considered this his most important theory even the most significant thought of the century as he writes in his autobiography 2 While some of his academic colleagues stated that this theory is geometrically possible and consistent others did not acknowledge that and resorted to the blight of personal calumny 3 deriding him for allegedly teaching that the Earth is a disk or outright declaring him crazy thus ruining his academic career 4 In November 1940 he was dismissed from the University of Cologne by the Nazi Reich Minister Rust because of religio metaphysical due to his book Der Mensch und die ewigen Hintergrunde and political alleged Francophilia suspicions Ernst Barthel was a member of the National Socialist Teachers League 5 The Russian astronomer Leonid Andrenko considered Barthel s main thought among the most ingenious ever suggested and advocated for taking note of it and thinking about it 6 Works EditElemente der transzendentalen Logik Dissertation Strassburg 1913 Die Erde als Totalebene Hyperbolische Raumtheorie mit einer Voruntersuchung uber die Kegelschnitte The Earth as total plane 1914 Vertikaldimension und Weltraum Neue Beweise gegen die Kugelgestalt der Erde 1914 Der Irrtum g Ein Traktat uber den freien Fall 1914 Harmonische Astronomie Harmonical astronomy 1916 Polargeometrie 1919 Goethes Wissenschaftslehre in ihrer modernen Tragweite 1922 1 Goethes Relativitatstheorie der Farbe Nebst einer musikasthetischen Parallele 1923 Lebensphilosophie 1923 Philosophie des Eros 1926 Deutschlands und Europas Schicksalsfrage in Zeitschrift fur Geopolitik 3 1926 pp 303 309 Form und Seele Dichtungen 1927 Die Welt als Spannung und Rhythmus 1928 Albert Schweitzer as Theologian in The Hibbert Journal XXVI 4 1928 Elsassische Geistesschicksale Ein Beitrag zur europaischen Verstandigung 1928 Erweiterung raumtheoretischer Denkmoglichkeiten durch die Riemannsche Geometrie in Astronomische Nachrichten Vol 236 1929 pp 139 148 Goethe das Sinnbild deutscher Kultur 1930 Die Monadologie der beiden Welten Abriss der Metaphysik Jahrbuch der Elsass Lothringischen Wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Strassburg Band III SS 147 185 1930 Kosmologische Briefe Eine neue Lehre vom Weltall Cosmological letters A new teaching of the universe 1931 Vorstellung und Denken Eine Kritik des pragmatischen Verstandes 1931 Einfuhrung in die Polargeometrie Introduction to Polar Geometry 2nd ed 1932 Beitrage zur transzendentalen Logik auf polaristischer Grundlage 1932 Geometrie und Kosmos 1939 Die Kosmologie der Grosserde im Totalraum Leipzig Hillmann 1939 Der Mensch und die ewigen Hintergrunde Man and the eternal background 1939 Die Erde als Grundkorper der Welt Ebertin Erfurt 1940 According to Barthel s autobiography p 231 this book was pulped by the Gestapo in 1941 Friedrich Lienhard Die Kunstlerseele aus dem deutschen Elsass Kolmar im Elsass Alsatia Verlag 1941 Nietzsche als Verfuhrer Nietzsche as Seducer 1947 Mein Opfergang durch diese Zeit Ein Leben im Kampf um Wahrheit und ein elsassisches Geistesschicksal My self sacrifice in these times A life dedicated to the fight for truth and the fate of an Alsatian mind Georg Duve Hrsg 2005 2 Further reading EditWurtz Jean Paul Ernst Barthel philosophe alsacien 1890 1953 Recueil d etudes publie a l occasion du centenaire de sa naissance Strasbourg Presses Univ 1991 Criqui Fernand Ein tragisches Elsaesserschicksal Ernest Barthel The tragic fate of an Alsatian Ernest Barthel in Der grosse Strassburger Hinkende Bote pp 110 112 1954References Edit cf VDI Nachrichten 19 April 1933 for Barthel s Transformationszirkel transformation dividers Mein Opfergang durch diese Zeit 2005 p 119 Criqui Fernand Ein tragisches Elsaesserschicksal Ernest Barthel 1954 Mein Opfergang durch diese Zeit 2005 passim Ideologische Machte im deutschen Faschismus Band 5 Heidegger im Kontext Gesamtuberblick zum NS Engagement der Universitatsphilosophen George Leaman Rainer Alisch Thomas Laugstien Publisher Argument Hamburg 1993 ISBN 3886192059 E Barthel Mein Opfergang durch diese Zeit 2005 p 184 External links EditWorks by or about Ernst Barthel at Internet Archive Works by or about Ernst Barthel in libraries WorldCat catalog Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ernst Barthel amp oldid 1028731361, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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