englischImmanuel Kant (1724–1804) had a formative influence on philosophy and the entire history of ideas through his work. He is famous for his critical philosophy, which aims to establish philosophy as science. In fact, however, it is Kant's real ambition to establish philosophy as a science that [...]

englischThe second revised edition of ‘Aufbruch. Ein Weg in die Philosophie’ traces the inseparable connection between the adventure of philosophical thinking and the perpetually twofold nature of man. This book demonstrates that philosophising corresponds to basic human attitudes and can be a path [...]

englischPhilosophical Praxis, launched by the author in 1981 and meanwhile established worldwide, ushers in a renaissance of responseable philosophy. Ever since, it has not been those ‘knowledgeable’ in philosophy who have been in demand, but those philosophers who prove themselves in conversation [...]

englischMan is the only living being who is able to relate to the whole and the limits of his existence. In philosophising, he faces the question of the reasons why this is possible. This leads us to a topos that links not only the question of truth and existence, but also the most diverse forms of [...]

englisch‘I know that I know nothing’ is a popular formula for the basic principle of Socratic philosophy. In this book, it serves as a prime example of fatal misinterpretations of philosophical classics, with the authors discussing more than a dozen such interpretations, which have determined the [...]