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Karl-Otto Apel

January 07, 2023

Karl-Otto Apel (German: [ˈaːpl̩]; 15 March 1922 – 15 May 2017) was a German philosopher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Frankfurt am Main. He specialized on the philosophy of language and was thus considered a communication theorist. He developed a distinctive philosophical approach which he called "transcendental pragmatics."

Life

Apel grew up during the political crises of the Weimar Republic. In 1940, he was a war volunteer with his entire graduating class. After the Second World War, Apel studied from 1945 to 1950 at the University of Bonn, first history and intellectual history, before he committed himself as a student of Erich Rothacker on philosophy.[1][2] In 1950, he received his doctorate from Bonn with a thesis on Martin Heidegger.

Academic positions

Apel was appointed lecturer at the University of Mainz in 1961. He was a full professor of philosophy at the University of Kiel from 1962 to 1969, at the University of Saarbrücken from 1969 to 1972, and at the University of Frankfurt am Main from 1972 to 1990.[3] In 1990, he transferred to emeritus status. He has held a number of visiting and guest professorships at universities around the world.

He was made a Member of the Academia Europaea in 1989 and a Full Member of the Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europaea in 1993. In 2001, he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Philosophical work

Apel worked in ethics, the philosophy of language and human sciences. He wrote extensively in these fields, publishing mostly in German. Apel's work brings together the analytical and Continental philosophical traditions, especially pragmatism and the critical theory of the Frankfurt School. He developed a distinctive philosophical approach which he called transcendental pragmatics (Transzendentalpragmatik).[4]

In Understanding and Explanation: A Transcendental-Pragmatic Perspective, Apel reformulated the difference between understanding (Verstehen) and explanation (Erklärung), which originated in the hermeneutics of Wilhelm Dilthey and interpretive sociology of Max Weber, on the basis of a Peircean-inspired transcendental-pragmatic account of language. This account of the "lifeworld" would become an element of the theory of communicative action[5] and discourse ethics, which Apel co-developed with Jürgen Habermas. Strategic rationality both claim to stand in need of communicative rationality that is seen as, in several regards, more fundamental.[6] While sympathetic to Habermas's Theory of Communicative Action, Apel has been critical of aspects of Habermas's approach. Apel has proposed that a theory of communication should be grounded in the transcendental-pragmatic conditions of communication. After taking his point of departure from Apel, Habermas has moved towards a "weak transcendentalism" that is more closely tied to empirical social inquiry.

Apel also wrote works on Charles Sanders Peirce and is a past president of the C. S. Peirce Society.

An early German-speaking adversary of so-called critical rationalism, Apel published a critique of the philosophy of Karl Popper: In Transformation der Philosophie (1973), Apel charged Popper with being guilty of, amongst other things, a pragmatic contradiction.[7][8]

From the 1970s to the 1990s, Apel influenced other philosophers writing in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Apel died on 15 May 2017 at the age of 95.[9][10]

List of works

  • Analytic Philosophy of Language and the Geisteswissenschaften (1967)
  • Hermeneutik und Ideologiekritik (1971)
  • Sprache, Brücke und Hindernis (1972)
  • Dialog als Methode (1972)
  • Transformation der philosophie: Sprachanalytik, Semiotik, Hermeneutik (1973)
  • Transformation der philosophie: Das Apriori der Kommunikationsgemeinschaft (1976)
  • Sprachpragmatik und philosophie (1976)
  • Neue Versuche über Erklären und Verstehen (1978)
  • Die Erklären/Verstehen-Kontroverse in Transzendentalpragmatischer Sicht (1979)
  • Towards a Transformation of Philosophy (1980 & 1998)
  • Charles S. Peirce: From Pragmatism to Pragmaticism (1981)
  • Understanding and Explanation: A Transcendental-Pragmatic Perspective (1984)
  • La comunicazione umana (1985)
  • Diskurs und Verantwortung: Das Problem des Übergangs zur Postkonventionellen Moral (1988)
  • Towards a Transcendental Semiotics: Selected Essays (1994)
  • Ethics and the Theory of Rationality: Selected Essays (1996)
  • Filosofia analitica e filosofia continentale (1997)
  • From a Transcendental-Semiotic Point of View (1998)
  • Mercier Lectures: "The Response of Discourse Ethics to the Moral Challenge of the Human Situation As Such, Especially Today" (2001)
  • Fünf Vorlesungen über Transzendentale Semiotik als Erste Philosophie und Diskursethik (2002)
  • Diskursethik und Diskursanthropologie (2002)
  • Paradigmen der Ersten Philosophie: Zur reflexiven – transzendentalpragmatischen – Rekonstruktion der Philosophiegeschichte (2011)
  • Transzendentale Reflexion und Geschichte (2017)

References

  1. ^ Hösle, Vittorio (1997). Die Krise der Gegenwart und die Verantwortung der Philosophie (in German). C.H.Beck. pp. 110–115. ISBN 978-3406392740.
  2. ^ Reese-Schäfer, Walter (1990). Karl-Otto Apel zur Einführung (in German). Hamburg: Junius Verlag. pp. 15–21. ISBN 978-3885068617.
  3. ^ "Apel, Karl-Otto". d-nb.info. Deutsche National Biblothek. Retrieved 19 August 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Transzendentalpragmatik: ein Symposion für Karl-Otto Apel (in German). Andreas Dorschel (1. Aufl ed.). Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp. 1993. ISBN 3-518-28681-1. OCLC 29495586.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ^ Witzany, Günther (1991). Transzendentalpragmatik und Ek-sistenz: Normenbegründung, Normendurchsetzung. Essen: Verlag Die Blaue Eule. ISBN 3-89206-317-6. OCLC 27105465.
  6. ^ Dorschel, Andreas (1989). "Ist strategisches Handeln ergänzungsbedürftig? Karl-Otto Apels These und ihre Begründung". European Journal of Sociology / Archives Européennes de Sociologie. 30 (1): 123–149. doi:10.1017/S0003975600005816. ISSN 1474-0583. S2CID 143643321.
  7. ^ Clement, Elizabeth; Demonque, Chantal; Hansen-Love, Laurence; Kahn, Pierre (1994). "Apel, Karl-Otto". La philosophie de A à Z. Paris: Hatier. pp. 19–20.
  8. ^ Apel, Karl-Otto (1998). Towards a Transformation of Philosophy. Marquette Studies in Philosophy. Vol. No 20. Translated by Adey, Glyn; Fisby, David. Milwaukee: Marquette University Press. ISBN 0-87462-619-6.
  9. ^ "Philosoph: Karl-Otto Apel ist tot". www.zeit.de (in German). 16 May 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Philosoph Karl-Otto Apel gestorben". science.ORF.at (in German). 16 May 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

Further reading

  • Borrelli, Michele; Caputo, Francesca; Hesse, Reinhard, eds. (2020). Karl-Otto Apel, Vita e Pensiero, Leben und Denken. Cosenza. ISBN 978-88-6822-916-0.

External links

  • personal website

January 07, 2023
karl, otto, apel, german, ˈaːpl, march, 1922, 2017, german, philosopher, professor, emeritus, university, frankfurt, main, specialized, philosophy, language, thus, considered, communication, theorist, developed, distinctive, philosophical, approach, which, cal. Karl Otto Apel German ˈaːpl 15 March 1922 15 May 2017 was a German philosopher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Frankfurt am Main He specialized on the philosophy of language and was thus considered a communication theorist He developed a distinctive philosophical approach which he called transcendental pragmatics Karl Otto ApelBorn 1922 03 15 15 March 1922Dusseldorf GermanyDied15 May 2017 2017 05 15 aged 95 Niedernhausen GermanyAlma materUniversity of BonnEraContemporary philosophyRegionWestern philosophySchoolContinental philosophyCritical theoryPragmatismInstitutionsUniversity of MainzUniversity of SaarbruckenUniversity of Frankfurt am MainMain interestsPhilosophy of language ethicsNotable ideasTranscendental pragmaticsInfluences Immanuel Kant Charles S Peirce Martin Heidegger Max Horkheimer Georg Henrik von WrightInfluenced Hans Hermann Hoppe Vittorio Hosle Jurgen Habermas Contents 1 Life 2 Academic positions 3 Philosophical work 4 List of works 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksLife EditApel grew up during the political crises of the Weimar Republic In 1940 he was a war volunteer with his entire graduating class After the Second World War Apel studied from 1945 to 1950 at the University of Bonn first history and intellectual history before he committed himself as a student of Erich Rothacker on philosophy 1 2 In 1950 he received his doctorate from Bonn with a thesis on Martin Heidegger Academic positions EditApel was appointed lecturer at the University of Mainz in 1961 He was a full professor of philosophy at the University of Kiel from 1962 to 1969 at the University of Saarbrucken from 1969 to 1972 and at the University of Frankfurt am Main from 1972 to 1990 3 In 1990 he transferred to emeritus status He has held a number of visiting and guest professorships at universities around the world He was made a Member of the Academia Europaea in 1989 and a Full Member of the Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europaea in 1993 In 2001 he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Philosophical work EditApel worked in ethics the philosophy of language and human sciences He wrote extensively in these fields publishing mostly in German Apel s work brings together the analytical and Continental philosophical traditions especially pragmatism and the critical theory of the Frankfurt School He developed a distinctive philosophical approach which he called transcendental pragmatics Transzendentalpragmatik 4 In Understanding and Explanation A Transcendental Pragmatic Perspective Apel reformulated the difference between understanding Verstehen and explanation Erklarung which originated in the hermeneutics of Wilhelm Dilthey and interpretive sociology of Max Weber on the basis of a Peircean inspired transcendental pragmatic account of language This account of the lifeworld would become an element of the theory of communicative action 5 and discourse ethics which Apel co developed with Jurgen Habermas Strategic rationality both claim to stand in need of communicative rationality that is seen as in several regards more fundamental 6 While sympathetic to Habermas s Theory of Communicative Action Apel has been critical of aspects of Habermas s approach Apel has proposed that a theory of communication should be grounded in the transcendental pragmatic conditions of communication After taking his point of departure from Apel Habermas has moved towards a weak transcendentalism that is more closely tied to empirical social inquiry Apel also wrote works on Charles Sanders Peirce and is a past president of the C S Peirce Society An early German speaking adversary of so called critical rationalism Apel published a critique of the philosophy of Karl Popper In Transformation der Philosophie 1973 Apel charged Popper with being guilty of amongst other things a pragmatic contradiction 7 8 From the 1970s to the 1990s Apel influenced other philosophers writing in Europe the Americas and Asia Apel died on 15 May 2017 at the age of 95 9 10 List of works EditAnalytic Philosophy of Language and the Geisteswissenschaften 1967 Hermeneutik und Ideologiekritik 1971 Sprache Brucke und Hindernis 1972 Dialog als Methode 1972 Transformation der philosophie Sprachanalytik Semiotik Hermeneutik 1973 Transformation der philosophie Das Apriori der Kommunikationsgemeinschaft 1976 Sprachpragmatik und philosophie 1976 Neue Versuche uber Erklaren und Verstehen 1978 Die Erklaren Verstehen Kontroverse in Transzendentalpragmatischer Sicht 1979 Towards a Transformation of Philosophy 1980 amp 1998 Charles S Peirce From Pragmatism to Pragmaticism 1981 Understanding and Explanation A Transcendental Pragmatic Perspective 1984 La comunicazione umana 1985 Diskurs und Verantwortung Das Problem des Ubergangs zur Postkonventionellen Moral 1988 Towards a Transcendental Semiotics Selected Essays 1994 Ethics and the Theory of Rationality Selected Essays 1996 Filosofia analitica e filosofia continentale 1997 From a Transcendental Semiotic Point of View 1998 Mercier Lectures The Response of Discourse Ethics to the Moral Challenge of the Human Situation As Such Especially Today 2001 Funf Vorlesungen uber Transzendentale Semiotik als Erste Philosophie und Diskursethik 2002 Diskursethik und Diskursanthropologie 2002 Paradigmen der Ersten Philosophie Zur reflexiven transzendentalpragmatischen Rekonstruktion der Philosophiegeschichte 2011 Transzendentale Reflexion und Geschichte 2017 References Edit Hosle Vittorio 1997 Die Krise der Gegenwart und die Verantwortung der Philosophie in German C H Beck pp 110 115 ISBN 978 3406392740 Reese Schafer Walter 1990 Karl Otto Apel zur Einfuhrung in German Hamburg Junius Verlag pp 15 21 ISBN 978 3885068617 Apel Karl Otto d nb info Deutsche National Biblothek Retrieved 19 August 2014 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Transzendentalpragmatik ein Symposion fur Karl Otto Apel in German Andreas Dorschel 1 Aufl ed Frankfurt am Main Suhrkamp 1993 ISBN 3 518 28681 1 OCLC 29495586 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint others link Witzany Gunther 1991 Transzendentalpragmatik und Ek sistenz Normenbegrundung Normendurchsetzung Essen Verlag Die Blaue Eule ISBN 3 89206 317 6 OCLC 27105465 Dorschel Andreas 1989 Ist strategisches Handeln erganzungsbedurftig Karl Otto Apels These und ihre Begrundung European Journal of Sociology Archives Europeennes de Sociologie 30 1 123 149 doi 10 1017 S0003975600005816 ISSN 1474 0583 S2CID 143643321 Clement Elizabeth Demonque Chantal Hansen Love Laurence Kahn Pierre 1994 Apel Karl Otto La philosophie de A a Z Paris Hatier pp 19 20 Apel Karl Otto 1998 Towards a Transformation of Philosophy Marquette Studies in Philosophy Vol No 20 Translated by Adey Glyn Fisby David Milwaukee Marquette University Press ISBN 0 87462 619 6 Philosoph Karl Otto Apel ist tot www zeit de in German 16 May 2017 Retrieved 3 April 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Philosoph Karl Otto Apel gestorben science ORF at in German 16 May 2017 Retrieved 3 April 2021 Further reading EditBorrelli Michele Caputo Francesca Hesse Reinhard eds 2020 Karl Otto Apel Vita e Pensiero Leben und Denken Cosenza ISBN 978 88 6822 916 0 External links Editpersonal website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karl Otto Apel amp oldid 1123822843, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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