Munich School of Philosophy (German: Hochschule für Philosophie München) is a small Jesuit higher education college in Munich, Germany founded in 1925.
Founded as a seminary at Pullach in 1925 by Augustin Bea, first named the Berchmanskolleg, it obtained the ability to issue a doctorate in 1932. In 1971 the school moved to central Munich and opened to non-Jesuit students. The majority of students are not members of the Jesuit Order, and now include women and international students. It is accredited by the Bavarian State Ministry of Sciences, Research and the Arts (in German: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst).
Since 2009, the Munich School of Philosophy hosts the yearly Rahner Lecture in memory of the German Jesuit and theologian Karl Rahner.
Philosophical traditionedit
Most faculty members are Jesuits. The school has long stood in the tradition of Neo-Scholasticism. Only since the 1970s, when the school opened to non-Jesuit students, contemporary philosophy such as marxism, phenomenology and analytic philosophy have gained more prominence in the undergraduate and postgraduate education. To date, the undergraduate curriculum at the Munich School of Philosophy places much emphasis on the history of philosophy and issues pertaining to the study of religion.
As a Jesuit school, its objectives and purpose must be in accord with the apostolic constitutionSapientia Christiana, Art. 79 and 80 in research and teaching:
to promote the study of philosophy and its history;
to reflect systematically on fundamental issues of religious faith and to elucidate the affiliation between philosophy and theology;
to analyze and develop the contributions of other sciences towards philosophy;
to apply the insights gained from these theoretical endeavors to practical concerns of human and social life.
The Munich School of Philosophy has six distinctive research centers:
Institute for Social and Development Studies (German: Institut für Gesellschaftspolitik/IGP)
Institute for Communications and Media Research (German: Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft und Erwachsenenpädagogik/IKE)
Institute for Philosophy of Religion (German: Institut für Religionsphilosophie/IRP)
Institute for Scientific Issues related to Philosophy and Theology (German: Institut für naturwissenschaftliche Grenzfragen zur Philosophie und Theologie/ING)
Institute for Philosophy and Leadership (German: Institut für Philosophie und Leadership)
Rottendorf Project (German: Rottendorf Projekt)
Rankingsedit
The Munich School of Philosophy is currently not ranked in any major university web rankings due to its specialization in philosophy. It frequently cooperates with faculty members of two Munich universities, the Technical University and the Ludwig Maximilian University which are both consistently ranked among Germany's foremost universities.
munich, school, philosophy, german, hochschule, für, philosophie, münchen, small, jesuit, higher, education, college, munich, germany, founded, 1925, hochschule, für, philosophie, münchentypeprivateestablished1925affiliationroman, catholic, jesuits, presidentj. Munich School of Philosophy German Hochschule fur Philosophie Munchen is a small Jesuit higher education college in Munich Germany founded in 1925 Munich School of PhilosophyHochschule fur Philosophie MunchenTypePrivateEstablished1925AffiliationRoman Catholic Jesuits PresidentJohannes WallacherAcademic staff54Students560LocationMunich GermanyWebsitewww wbr hfph wbr deEntrance area of the Munich School of Philosophy Contents 1 History 2 Philosophical tradition 3 Notable alumni and faculty members 3 1 Faculty 3 2 Alumni 3 2 1 Politics 3 2 2 Clergy 4 Research centers 5 Rankings 6 See also 7 External linksHistory editFounded as a seminary at Pullach in 1925 by Augustin Bea first named the Berchmanskolleg it obtained the ability to issue a doctorate in 1932 In 1971 the school moved to central Munich and opened to non Jesuit students The majority of students are not members of the Jesuit Order and now include women and international students It is accredited by the Bavarian State Ministry of Sciences Research and the Arts in German Bayerisches Staatsministerium fur Wissenschaft Forschung und Kunst Since 2009 the Munich School of Philosophy hosts the yearly Rahner Lecture in memory of the German Jesuit and theologian Karl Rahner Philosophical tradition editMost faculty members are Jesuits The school has long stood in the tradition of Neo Scholasticism Only since the 1970s when the school opened to non Jesuit students contemporary philosophy such as marxism phenomenology and analytic philosophy have gained more prominence in the undergraduate and postgraduate education To date the undergraduate curriculum at the Munich School of Philosophy places much emphasis on the history of philosophy and issues pertaining to the study of religion As a Jesuit school its objectives and purpose must be in accord with the apostolic constitution Sapientia Christiana Art 79 and 80 in research and teaching to promote the study of philosophy and its history to reflect systematically on fundamental issues of religious faith and to elucidate the affiliation between philosophy and theology to analyze and develop the contributions of other sciences towards philosophy to apply the insights gained from these theoretical endeavors to practical concerns of human and social life Notable alumni and faculty members editFaculty edit Harald Lesch is a German physicist astronomer natural philosopher author television presenter and professor of physics at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich LMU and lecturer of natural philosophy at the Munich School of Philosophy Alumni edit Politics edit Erwin Teufel former former minister president of Baden Wurttemberg Heiner Geissler German politician and former federal minister from 1982 to 1985Clergy edit Albert Ziegler SJ Swiss theologian ethicist and authorResearch centers editThe Munich School of Philosophy has six distinctive research centers Institute for Social and Development Studies German Institut fur Gesellschaftspolitik IGP Institute for Communications and Media Research German Institut fur Kommunikationswissenschaft und Erwachsenenpadagogik IKE Institute for Philosophy of Religion German Institut fur Religionsphilosophie IRP Institute for Scientific Issues related to Philosophy and Theology German Institut fur naturwissenschaftliche Grenzfragen zur Philosophie und Theologie ING Institute for Philosophy and Leadership German Institut fur Philosophie und Leadership Rottendorf Project German Rottendorf Projekt Rankings editThe Munich School of Philosophy is currently not ranked in any major university web rankings due to its specialization in philosophy It frequently cooperates with faculty members of two Munich universities the Technical University and the Ludwig Maximilian University which are both consistently ranked among Germany s foremost universities See also editSankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology Catholic University of Eichstatt Ingolstadt Heythrop College European College of Liberal Arts ECLA List of Jesuit sitesExternal links editOfficial website in German Official website in English Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Munich School of Philosophy amp oldid 1165411727, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
