Gernot Böhme belongs to the philosophical record as a figure whose arguments outlasted the disputes that prompted them.
The record lists Gernot Böhme as philosopher (1937–2022).
Gernot Böhme was born at Dessau in 1937. His recorded nationality is Germany. He studied at University of Hamburg.
Twentieth-century philosophy was marked by war, exile and ideology; many of its central figures wrote in flight or under censorship.
His academic posts were held at Technical University of Darmstadt.
The recorded fields of work are philosophy of science, philosophical anthropology and aesthetics.
Philosophy advances by objection: an argument matters if serious people spend years attacking it.
That the work was done from Germany matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Gernot Böhme died in 2022, aged 85. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Held posts at Technical University of Darmstadt
- Fields: philosophy of science, philosophical anthropology and aesthetics
