Walter Schulz was a German

Germany

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 philosopher.

Schulz studied Classial Philology, Philosophy

Philosophy

Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...

 and Protestant Theology at the University of Marburg, University of Breslau and University of Leipzig

University of Leipzig

The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...

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After being seriously wounded as a soldier

Soldier

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 in World War II

World War II

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, Schulz received a doctorate in 1944 Hans-Georg Gadamer

Hans-Georg Gadamer

Hans-Georg Gadamer was a German philosopher of the continental tradition, best known for his 1960 magnum opus, Truth and Method .-Life:...

 Leipzig

Leipzig

Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...

 and habilitated

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 to 1950 in Heidelberg

Heidelberg

-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...

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Schulz was appointed as a Professor

Professor

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 at the University of Tübingen in 1955. Offered the chair of Martin Heidegger

Martin Heidegger

Martin Heidegger was a German philosopher known for his existential and phenomenological explorations of the "question of Being."...

 at Freiburg im Breisgau in 1958, he refused. Until his retirement

Retirement

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 1978 he was one of the Tübingen scholar with the largest audience.

Publications (in German)

• Die Vollendung des Deutschen Idealismus in der Spätphilosophie Schellings (1955)
• Der Gott der neuzeitlichen Metaphysik (1957)
• Philosophie in der veränderten Welt (1972)
• Ich und Welt (1979)
• Metaphysik des Schwebens (1985)
• Grundprobleme der Ethik (1989)
• Subjektivität im nachmetaphysischen Zeitalter (1992)
• Der gebrochene Weltbezug (1994)