V. Hösle’s most important philosophical contribution is in his systematic attempt at grasping the philosophical problems, especially ontological, axiological and ecological ones, as one whole. The author examines several of these problems, especially with regard to the universalistic conception of ethics and the relationship between nature and spirit as manifested in the particular spheres of Hösles’s philosophical concern: his conception of the ecological crisis as a metaphysical one, the meaning of natural law, the question of collective indentities etc. In conclusion (...) the author outlines his vision of an ethics for the 21st century including its political dimension. (shrink)

The author describes Heller’s concept of ethics as a “quasi-sphere” intersecting with various fields relating to human relationships. Special attention is paid to the axiological aspects of her concept of ethics and the relationship between virtues and responsibility. The author also seeks to show how Heller integrated a traditional philosophical question—the relationship between “is” and “ought to be”—into her concept of “radical philosophy” at an earlier stage in the development of her philosophy. She initially considered the relationship between “is” and (...) “ought to be” to be contrasting. Later, when she had come to accept the political model of liberal capitalist society, the ideal of all-compassing equality became the ideal of “equality of opportunities”. The author interprets this shift as one in which the relationship becomes continual. He is also critical of Heller’s underestimation of the effect the “social a priori” has on the possibilities of human life. (shrink)

Als Beispiel könnte man seine großartig durchgeführte Ethik anführen, die aristotelische, platonische, kantianische, und neukantianische, aber auch nietzscheanische und phänomenologische Motive, wie auch Motive der Brentano-Schule, integriert. Diese Vielseitigkeit von Hartmanns Inspiration offenbart sich auch in der Mitgestaltung seiner eigenen philosophischen Position, die immer von einer Auseinandersetzung mit der Erbschaft der Vergangenheit geprägt ist.

Als Beispiel könnte man seine großartig durchgeführte Ethik anführen, die aristotelische, platonische, kantianische, und neukantianische, aber auch nietzscheanische und phänomenologische Motive, wie auch Motive der Brentano-Schule, integriert. Diese Vielseitigkeit von Hartmanns Inspiration offenbart sich auch in der Mitgestaltung seiner eigenen philosophischen Position, die immer von einer Auseinandersetzung mit der Erbschaft der Vergangenheit geprägt ist.