Peter Koslowski (2 October 1952 – 15 May 2012) was a professor of philosophy, especially philosophy of management and organisation and history of modern philosophy, at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU University Amsterdam).[1]
He was born in Göttingen, Germany, in 1952, and studied at University of Tübingen, University of Munich, and Virginia Tech. He earned his doctorate in philosophy (Dr. phil.) in 1979 and his master's degree in economics (Dipl.-Volkswirt) 1980 (both University of Munich).
1985-87 Professor and director, Institute for the Studium fundamentale, Witten/Herdecke University. Adjunct Professor of Philosophy and Political Economy 1987-2004
1996-2001 Founding director of its Centrum für Ethische Ökonomie und Wirtschaftskultur (Center for Ethical Economy and Business Culture);
2002-2003 Visiting scholar and advisor, Liberty Fund, Inc., Indianapolis, USA
2003-2004 Fellow, International Center for Economic Research (ICER), Turin, Italy
2004-date Professor of philosophy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Other appointmentsedit
1980-date Chair, CIVITAS. Society for the Promotion of Science and Art, Munich; 1991-96 Member of the Jury for the Max-Weber-Prize for Economic Ethics; Visiting professor Jesus College Oxford in 1993 and Hitotsubashi University Tokyo in 1994 on invitation of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; 1989/90 Member of the Working Group "Ethical and Social Aspects of the Exploration of the Human Genome" of the German Federal Minister for Research and Technology; 1995- Member of the Board of Advisors of the German Business Ethics Network (DNWE); 1995-2002 Director, Project "East | West | Philosophy" for the Scholarly Exchange with Russia; 1997-2003 Director, Project "A Discourse of the World Religions" at the World Exposition EXPO 2000 Hannover, Germany (together with the Foundation of Lower Saxony and the Foundation of the Hannover Institute of Philosophical Research), 1997- Chair of the Froum for Economic Ethics and Economic Culture, German Philosophical Association (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Philosophie); 2002- Chair of the Working Group "Compliance and Ethics in Financial Institutions in the German Business Ethics Network"; 2001- Member, Executive Committee, ISBEE-International Society for Business, Economics, and Ethics; 2002-2003 Member of the jury for the Prize for Intergenerational Justice of the Stiftung für die Rechte zukünftiger Generationen (Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations), Germany;
Lectures and honoursedit
2002 gave the De Vries Lecture in Economics of the Professor F. de Vries Foundation (together with Patrick Bennett, Yale University) at Rotterdam, Netherlands
1998-2003 Senator, Stiftung Niedersachsen (The Foundation of Lower Saxony)
1998 Honorary Doctorate Degrees from A. I. Herzen Russian State University St. Petersburg and Russian State University of Commerce Moscow
2001 Recipient of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Bundesverdienstkreuz
Publicationsedit
Principal booksedit
Koslowski has written numerous books (listed below) and co-authored/edited many more - listed on his CV.
The Ethics of Banking. Conclusions from the Financial Crisis (2011). German original: Ethik der Banken. Folgerungen aus der Finanzkrise (2009), Chinese translation forthcoming.
Principles of Ethical Economy (2000, paperback edition 2001). German original: Prinzipien der Ethischen Ökonomie (1988, 2nd ed. 1994), French, Chinese, Russian translations.
Ethics of Capitalism, with a Comment by James M. Buchanan, in: Ethics of Capitalism and Critique of Sociobiology. Two Essays (1996). German original: Ethik des Kapitalismus. Mit einem Kommentar von James M. Buchanan (1982, 7th ed. 2010), Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Korean translations.
Die postmoderne Kultur (The Postmodern Culture, 1987, 2nd ed. 1988; Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Ukrainian translations).
Philosophien der Offenbarung. Antiker Gnostizismus, Franz von Baader, Schelling (Philosophies of Revelation. Ancient Gnosticism, Franz von Baader, Schelling), 2001, 2nd ed. 2003.
Der Mythos der Moderne. Die dichterische Philosophie Ernst Jüngers (The Myth of Modernity. The Poetic Philosophy of Ernst Jünger), 1991. Russian translation).
Vaterland Europa (Fatherland Europe. National and European Identity in Conflict, with Rémi Brague, 1997).
Wirtschaft als Kultur (The Economy as Culture, 1989).
Politik und Ökonomie bei Aristoteles (Politics and Economics in Aristotle, 1976, 3rd ed. 1993).
Gesellschaft und Staat. Ein unvermeidlicher Dualismus (Society and State. An Inevitable Dualism, 1982; Russian translation).
Staat und Gesellschaft bei Kant (State and Society in Kant (1985).
Nachruf auf den Marxismus-Leninismus (Farewell to Marxism-Leninism, 1991; Russian translation).
As Editor:
Friedrich Gentz: The Origin and Principles of the American Revolution, Compared with the Origin and Principles of the French Revolution (1800), edited and with an Introduction by Peter Koslowski, translated by John Quincy Adams (6th President of the United States of America) (2009), Chinese translation forthcoming. Free edition available online: http://oll.libertyfund.org/index.php?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=2376&Itemid=28
Elements of a Philosophy of Management (2010).
The Discovery of Historicity in German Idealism and Historism (2005).
A Discourse of the World Religions, 5 Vols., Vol. 1: God, the Origin of the World, and the Image of the Human in the World Religions, Vol. 2: The Origin and Overcoming of Evil and Suffering, Vol. 3: Nature and Technology in the World Religions, Vol. 4: Progress, Apocalypse, and Completion of History and Life after Death of the Human Person in the World Religions, 2001–2002; Vol. 5: Philosophy Bridging the World Religions, 2003 (German edition: Diskurs der Weltreligionen, 5 Vols. 2000-2002).
Gnosis und Theodizee. Eine Studie über den leidenden Gott des Gnostizismus (Gnosticism and Theodicy. A Study about the Suffering God of Gnosticism, 1993).
Evolution and Society. An Assessment of Sociobiology, in: Ethics of Capitalism and Critique of Sociobiology (1996, German edition: Evolution und Gesellschaft. Eine Auseinandersetzung mit der Soziobiologie, 1989; French and Russian translations).
Die Prüfungen der Neuzeit. Über Postmodernität (The Examinations of the Modern Age. On Postmodernity, 1989).
Die Kulturen der Welt als Experimente richtigen Lebens. Entwurf für eine Weltausstellung (The Cultures of the World as Experiments of the Right Life. A Design for a World Exhibition [The World Exposition EXPO 2000 Hannover] (1990).
Notesedit
^Geyer, Christian (2012-05-14). "Zum Tod von Peter Koslowski: Gesichtspflege der besonderen Art - Feuilleton". Faz.net. FAZ. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
Referencesedit
International Institute for Economic Research (ICER). Working Papers Peter Koslowski 2004-2006
Building a Culture of Enterprise in an Age of Bailouts, Video, An Intercollegiate Studies Institute Lecture at the Heritage Foundation, Washington D.C., 2 April 2009
External linksedit
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Peter Koslowski news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Peter Koslowski 2 October 1952 15 May 2012 was a professor of philosophy especially philosophy of management and organisation and history of modern philosophy at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam VU University Amsterdam 1 Peter KoslowskiBorn 1952 10 02 2 October 1952Gottingen GermanyDied15 May 2012 2012 05 15 aged 59 Occupation s Professor of Philosophy Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAcademic backgroundEducationUniversity of TubingenUniversity of MunichVirginia TechAcademic workInstitutionsWitten Herdecke University Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Other appointments 1 2 Lectures and honours 2 Publications 2 1 Principal books 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksBiography editHe was born in Gottingen Germany in 1952 and studied at University of Tubingen University of Munich and Virginia Tech He earned his doctorate in philosophy Dr phil in 1979 and his master s degree in economics Dipl Volkswirt 1980 both University of Munich 1985 87 Professor and director Institute for the Studium fundamentale Witten Herdecke University Adjunct Professor of Philosophy and Political Economy 1987 2004 1987 2001 Founding director Forschungsinstitut fur Philosophie Hannover The Hannover Institute of Philosophical Research 1996 2001 Founding director of its Centrum fur Ethische Okonomie und Wirtschaftskultur Center for Ethical Economy and Business Culture 2002 2003 Visiting scholar and advisor Liberty Fund Inc Indianapolis USA 2003 2004 Fellow International Center for Economic Research ICER Turin Italy 2004 date Professor of philosophy Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Amsterdam NetherlandsOther appointments edit 1980 date Chair CIVITAS Society for the Promotion of Science and Art Munich 1991 96 Member of the Jury for the Max Weber Prize for Economic Ethics Visiting professor Jesus College Oxford in 1993 and Hitotsubashi University Tokyo in 1994 on invitation of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 1989 90 Member of the Working Group Ethical and Social Aspects of the Exploration of the Human Genome of the German Federal Minister for Research and Technology 1995 Member of the Board of Advisors of the German Business Ethics Network DNWE 1995 2002 Director Project East West Philosophy for the Scholarly Exchange with Russia 1997 2003 Director Project A Discourse of the World Religions at the World Exposition EXPO 2000 Hannover Germany together with the Foundation of Lower Saxony and the Foundation of the Hannover Institute of Philosophical Research 1997 Chair of the Froum for Economic Ethics and Economic Culture German Philosophical Association Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Philosophie 2002 Chair of the Working Group Compliance and Ethics in Financial Institutions in the German Business Ethics Network 2001 Member Executive Committee ISBEE International Society for Business Economics and Ethics 2002 2003 Member of the jury for the Prize for Intergenerational Justice of the Stiftung fur die Rechte zukunftiger Generationen Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations Germany Lectures and honours edit 2002 gave the De Vries Lecture in Economics of the Professor F de Vries Foundation together with Patrick Bennett Yale University at Rotterdam Netherlands 1998 2003 Senator Stiftung Niedersachsen The Foundation of Lower Saxony 1998 Honorary Doctorate Degrees from A I Herzen Russian State University St Petersburg and Russian State University of Commerce Moscow 2001 Recipient of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany BundesverdienstkreuzPublications editPrincipal books edit Koslowski has written numerous books listed below and co authored edited many more listed on his CV The Ethics of Banking Conclusions from the Financial Crisis 2011 German original Ethik der Banken Folgerungen aus der Finanzkrise 2009 Chinese translation forthcoming Principles of Ethical Economy 2000 paperback edition 2001 German original Prinzipien der Ethischen Okonomie 1988 2nd ed 1994 French Chinese Russian translations Ethics of Capitalism with a Comment by James M Buchanan in Ethics of Capitalism and Critique of Sociobiology Two Essays 1996 German original Ethik des Kapitalismus Mit einem Kommentar von James M Buchanan 1982 7th ed 2010 Chinese Spanish Russian Japanese Korean translations Die postmoderne Kultur The Postmodern Culture 1987 2nd ed 1988 Chinese Italian Japanese Russian Ukrainian translations Philosophien der Offenbarung Antiker Gnostizismus Franz von Baader Schelling Philosophies of Revelation Ancient Gnosticism Franz von Baader Schelling 2001 2nd ed 2003 Der Mythos der Moderne Die dichterische Philosophie Ernst Jungers The Myth of Modernity The Poetic Philosophy of Ernst Junger 1991 Russian translation Vaterland Europa Fatherland Europe National and European Identity in Conflict with Remi Brague 1997 Wirtschaft als Kultur The Economy as Culture 1989 Politik und Okonomie bei Aristoteles Politics and Economics in Aristotle 1976 3rd ed 1993 Gesellschaft und Staat Ein unvermeidlicher Dualismus Society and State An Inevitable Dualism 1982 Russian translation Staat und Gesellschaft bei Kant State and Society in Kant 1985 Nachruf auf den Marxismus Leninismus Farewell to Marxism Leninism 1991 Russian translation As Editor Friedrich Gentz The Origin and Principles of the American Revolution Compared with the Origin and Principles of the French Revolution 1800 edited and with an Introduction by Peter Koslowski translated by John Quincy Adams 6th President of the United States of America 2009 Chinese translation forthcoming Free edition available online http oll libertyfund org index php option com staticxt amp staticfile show php 3Ftitle 2376 amp Itemid 28 Elements of a Philosophy of Management 2010 The Discovery of Historicity in German Idealism and Historism 2005 A Discourse of the World Religions 5 Vols Vol 1 God the Origin of the World and the Image of the Human in the World Religions Vol 2 The Origin and Overcoming of Evil and Suffering Vol 3 Nature and Technology in the World Religions Vol 4 Progress Apocalypse and Completion of History and Life after Death of the Human Person in the World Religions 2001 2002 Vol 5 Philosophy Bridging the World Religions 2003 German edition Diskurs der Weltreligionen 5 Vols 2000 2002 Gnosis und Theodizee Eine Studie uber den leidenden Gott des Gnostizismus Gnosticism and Theodicy A Study about the Suffering God of Gnosticism 1993 Evolution and Society An Assessment of Sociobiology in Ethics of Capitalism and Critique of Sociobiology 1996 German edition Evolution und Gesellschaft Eine Auseinandersetzung mit der Soziobiologie 1989 French and Russian translations Die Prufungen der Neuzeit Uber Postmodernitat The Examinations of the Modern Age On Postmodernity 1989 Die Kulturen der Welt als Experimente richtigen Lebens Entwurf fur eine Weltausstellung The Cultures of the World as Experiments of the Right Life A Design for a World Exhibition The World Exposition EXPO 2000 Hannover 1990 Notes edit Geyer Christian 2012 05 14 Zum Tod von Peter Koslowski Gesichtspflege der besonderen Art Feuilleton Faz net FAZ Retrieved 2012 05 18 References editReligion Truth and Reason A Television Interview with the Philosopher Peter Koslowski in German Entfesseltes Spiel Ein Fernsehinterview mit dem Philosophen Peter Koslowski zur Finanzmarktkrise Unleashed Gambling A TV Interview with the Philosopher Peter Koslowski on the Financial Market Crisis International Institute for Economic Research ICER Working Papers Peter Koslowski 2004 2006 Building the Humane Economy in an Age of Bailouts Video An Intercollegiate Studies Institute Lecture at the Catholic University of America Washington D C 1 April 2009 Building a Culture of Enterprise in an Age of Bailouts Video An Intercollegiate Studies Institute Lecture at the Heritage Foundation Washington D C 2 April 2009External links editPeter Koslowski website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Koslowski amp oldid 1133191113, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
