Manfred Frank
Encyclopedia
Manfred Frank is a German
philosopher, currently professor of philosophy at the University of Tübingen. His prolific work focuses on German idealism
, romanticism
, and the concepts of subjectivity
and self-consciousness
. His 950-page study of German romanticism, Unendliche Annäherung, has been described as "the most comprehensive and thoroughgoing study of early German romanticism" and "surely one of the most important books from the post-War period on the history of German philosophy." He has also written at length on analytic philosophy
and recent French philosophy.
, Germany, and studied philosophy at the University of Heidelberg under teachers such as Hans Georg Gadamer, Karl Löwith
, Ernst Tugendhat
, and Dieter Henrich
. After teaching at the University of Düsseldorf from 1971 to 1982, and at the University of Geneva
from 1982 to 1987, Frank accepted a position at Tübingen in 1987. He is a specialist in the philosophy of literature.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
philosopher, currently professor of philosophy at the University of Tübingen. His prolific work focuses on German idealism
German idealism
German idealism was a philosophical movement that emerged in Germany in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It developed out of the work of Immanuel Kant in the 1780s and 1790s, and was closely linked both with romanticism and the revolutionary politics of the Enlightenment...
, romanticism
Romanticism
Romanticism was an artistic, literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe, and gained strength in reaction to the Industrial Revolution...
, and the concepts of subjectivity
Subject (philosophy)
In philosophy, a subject is a being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness or a relationship with another entity . A subject is an observer and an object is a thing observed...
and self-consciousness
Self-awareness
Self-awareness is the capacity for introspection and the ability to reconcile oneself as an individual separate from the environment and other individuals...
. His 950-page study of German romanticism, Unendliche Annäherung, has been described as "the most comprehensive and thoroughgoing study of early German romanticism" and "surely one of the most important books from the post-War period on the history of German philosophy." He has also written at length on analytic philosophy
Analytic philosophy
Analytic philosophy is a generic term for a style of philosophy that came to dominate English-speaking countries in the 20th century...
and recent French philosophy.
Life
Frank was born in ElberfeldElberfeld
Elberfeld is a municipal subdivision of the German city of Wuppertal; it was an independent town until 1929.-History:The first official mentioning of the geographic area on the banks of today's Wupper River as "elverfelde" was in a document of 1161...
, Germany, and studied philosophy at the University of Heidelberg under teachers such as Hans Georg Gadamer, Karl Löwith
Karl Löwith
Karl Löwith , was a German philosopher, a student of Heidegger.Löwith was born in Munich. Though he was himself Protestant, his family was of Jewish descent and he therefore had to emigrate Germany in 1934 because of the National Socialist regime. He went to Italy and in 1936 he went to Japan...
, Ernst Tugendhat
Ernst Tugendhat
Ernst Tugendhat is a Czech-born German philosopher. He was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, to a wealthy Jewish family that commissioned Mies van der Rohe with the Villa Tugendhat in Brno. In 1938 the family emigrated from Czechoslovakia to St...
, and Dieter Henrich
Dieter Henrich
Dieter Henrich is a German philosopher. A contemporary thinker in the tradition of German Idealism, Henrich is particularly known for the influence of Kant, Hegel and Fichte in his work.-Life:...
. After teaching at the University of Düsseldorf from 1971 to 1982, and at the University of Geneva
University of Geneva
The University of Geneva is a public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland.It was founded in 1559 by John Calvin, as a theological seminary and law school. It remained focused on theology until the 17th century, when it became a center for Enlightenment scholarship. In 1873, it...
from 1982 to 1987, Frank accepted a position at Tübingen in 1987. He is a specialist in the philosophy of literature.
Books
He is the author of a wide range of books published in German, French, and English, including:- The Philosophical Foundations of Early German Romanticism. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2004. ISBN 141757576X
- The Subject and the Text: Essays on Literary Theory and Philosophy. Cambridge, U.K. & New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997. ISBN 051100513X
- What Is Neostructuralism? Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 1989. ISBN 0816615993
- Das Problem "Zeit" in der deutschen Romantik ; Zeitbewusstsein und Bewusstsein von Zeitlichkeit in der frühromantischen Philosophie und in Tiecks Dichtung Paderborn : Winkler Verlag, 1972, 1990. ISBN 353807804
- L'ultime raison du sujet Arles, France : Actes Sud, 1988. ISBN 2868692044
- Einführung in die frühromantische Äthetik. Vorlesungen Frankfurt a. M.: Suhrkamp (es 1563), 1989
- Selbstbewußtsein und Selbsterkenntnis: Essays zur analytischen Philosphie der Subjektivität Stuttgart: Reclam, 1991
- "Unendliche Annäherung". Die Anfänge der philosophischen Frühromantik Frankfurt a. M.: Suhrkamp (stw 1328), 1997
- Auswege aus dem deutschen Idealismus Frankfurt a. M.: Suhrkamp (stw 1851), 2007
- Natura e Spirito. Lezioni sulla filosofia di Schelling, a cura di Emilio Carlo Corriero, Torino, Rosenberg & Sellier, 2010
Articles
- “The World as Will and Representation: Deleuze's and Guattari's Critique of Capitalism as Schizo-analysis and Schizo- discourse”. Telos 57 (Fall 1983). New York: Telos Press.