In the history of thought, Karl-Otto Apel is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Karl-Otto Apel as German philosopher (1922–2017).
Karl-Otto Apel was born at Düsseldorf in 1922. His recorded nationality is Germany. He studied at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and Saarland University.
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 Goethe University Frankfurt, Kiel University and Saarland University.
The recorded fields of work are philosophy of language, ethics and philosophy.
His principal work is Towards a Transformation of Philosophy. The discipline keeps its dead in print, because the arguments are still open.
Recognition followed: Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1998).
That the work was done from Germany matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Karl-Otto Apel died in 2017, aged 95. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany — 1998
- Notable work: Towards a Transformation of Philosophy
- Held posts at Goethe University Frankfurt, Kiel University and Saarland University
- Fields: philosophy of language, ethics and philosophy
