|
|influenced = }} Hans Köchler (born 18 October 1948) is a retired professor of philosophy at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, and president of the International Progress Organization, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the United Nations. In his general philosophical outlook he is influenced by Husserl and Heidegger, his legal thinking has been shaped by the approach of Kelsen. Köchler has made major contributions to phenomenology 〔''Die Subjekt-Objekt-Dialektik in der transzendentalen Phänomenologie. Das Seinsproblem zwischen Idealismus und Realismus''. Meisenheim a. G.: Anton Hain, 1974. ISBN 3-445-01125-7〕〔''Phenomenological Realism''. Frankfurt a. M./Bern: Peter Lang, 1986. ISBN 3-8204-8794-8〕 and philosophical anthropology〔''Der innere Bezug von Anthropologie und Ontologie. Das Problem der Anthropologie im Denken Martin Heideggers''. Meisenheim a. G.: Anton Hain, 1974. ISBN 3-445-01072-2〕 and has developed a hermeneutics of trans-cultural understanding 〔("Kulturelles Selbstverständnis und Koexistenz: Voraussetzungen für einen fundamentalen Dialog" ) (1972), in: ''Philosophie und Politik: Dokumentation eines interdisziplinären Seminars''. Innsbruck: Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Wissenschaft und Politik, 1973, pp. 75-78.〕 that has influenced the discourse on the dialogue of civilizations (a term which he used for the first time in 1972),〔(Letter, dated 26 September 1972, addressed to the Director of the Division of Philosophy of UNESCO, Ms. Marie-Pierre Herzog ), in which Köchler suggested the holding of an international conference to study the problems of a dialogue between different civilizations ("dialogue entre les différentes civilisations"). Subsequently, in 1974, he organized an international conference on ("The Cultural self-comprehension of Nations" ).〕 particularly as regards the relations between Islam and the West.〔"The Dialogue of Civilizations: Philosophical Basis, Current State and Prospects," in: ''Asia Europe Journal'', Vol. 1, No. 3 (August 2003), pp. 315-320.〕〔(''Civilization as Instrument of World Order?'' Future Islam, New Delhi, July/August 2006 )〕 His research in political and legal philosophy—combined with his involvement with the UN—has resulted in a fundamental critique of the state-centered international system and in specific proposals for the democratization of the United Nations Organization 〔''Democracy and the International Rule of Law. Propositions for an Alternative World Order''. Selected Papers Published on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the United Nations. Vienna/New York: Springer, 1995. ISBN 3-211-82764-1〕 and for a viable system of international criminal justice.〔''Global Justice or Global Revenge? International Criminal Justice at the Crossroads''. SpringerScience. Vienna/New York: Springer, 2003. ISBN 3-211-00795-4〕 Köchler has long worked on the philosophical basis of international relations. He came to prominence in the world of international politics when he was nominated by then UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan as an observer at the Pan Am Flight 103 (Lockerbie) bombing trial. ==Early life and academic career== In his student years, Hans Köchler was actively involved as a Board Member of the European Forum Alpbach and established contacts with leading European intellectuals and philosophers such as Manès Sperber, Hans-Georg Gadamer and Rudi Supek of the Praxis school who he invited to his lecture series that he organized from 1969 onwards.〔(Innsbruck Lectures 1969-1989 )〕 At the beginning of the 1970s, he had joined the team around Otto Molden, the founder of the European Forum Alpbach. These were his formative philosophical years; he initially developed an interest in existential philosophy, transcendental philosophy and phenomenology. In particular, he undertook an epistemological critique of Husserl's transcendental idealism]〔"The 'A priori' Moment of the Subject-Object-Dialectic in Transcendental Phenomenology: The Relationship between 'A priori' and 'Ideality'," in: ''Analecta Husserliana'', Vol. 3 (1974), pp. 183-198.〕 and interpreted Heidegger's philosophy of Being in the sense of social critique,〔''Skepsis und Gesellschaftskritik im Denken Martin Heideggers''. Meisenheim a. G.: Anton Hain, 1978. ISBN 3-445-01381-0〕 opening up—in the Cold War era—a dialogue with humanist philosophers of the Praxis school in Yugoslavia and in Czechoslovakia.〔See correspondence with Rudi Supek in the archive of ''Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Wissenschaft und Politik'', University of Innsbruck, Austria.〕 As a doctoral student, he also had met in Alpbach with Ernst Bloch, Arthur Koestler and Karl Popper. In 1972, Köchler graduated at the University of Innsbruck with a doctor degree in philosophy (Dr. phil.) with highest honours ("sub auspiciis praesidentis rei publicae"). In the years following his graduation he expanded his scholarly interest to philosophy of law and later political philosophy.〔''Philosophie - Recht - Politik''. Vienna/New York: Springer, 1985. ISBN 0-387-81899-5〕 Since the early 1970s he has been promoting the idea of inter-cultural dialogue which—since the last decade—has become known under the slogan of ''dialogue of civilizations''. Köchler first outlined his hermeneutical philosophy of dialogue and his concept of ''cultural self-comprehension'' in lectures at the University of Innsbruck (1972)〔''Kulturelles Selbstverständnis und Koexistenz: Voraussetzungen für einen fundamentalen Dialog'' (Cultural Self-comprehension and Co-existence: Preconditions of Fundamental Dialogue), in: ''Philosophie und Politik. Dokumentation eines interdisziplinären Seminars''. Innsbruck: Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Wissenschaft und Politik, 1973, pp. 75-78. In this text he coined the term "dialogue of cultures".〕 and at the Royal Scientific Society in Amman, Jordan, in March 1974 〔Text of the lecture: ''Cultural-Philosophical Aspects of International Cooperation''. Studies in International Cultural Relations, II. Vienna: International Progress Organization, 1978.〕 and discussed that notion in a tour around the world (March–April 1974) for which he got support and encouragement from Austrian Foreign Minister Rudolf Kirchschläger (later to become President of Austria) and in the course of which he met with intellectuals and political leaders on all continents. Among his interlocutors were Yussef el-Sebai, Minister of Culture of Egypt,〔''Al Ahram'', Cairo, 15 March 1974.〕 Prof. S. Nurul Hasan, Minister of Education, Social Welfare and Culture of India, Prince Subhadradis Diskul of Thailand, Charoonphan Israngkul Na Ayudhya, Foreign Minister of Thailand, Prof. Ida Bagus Mantra, Director-General for Culture of Indonesia, and the President of Senegal, Léopold Sédar Senghor.〔See the article published in ''Le Soleil'', Dakar, 27 April 1974: ("L'Europe a beaucoup à apprendre ..." )〕 In recognition of his contribution to the dialogue among civilizations he received an honorary doctor degree (Doctor of Humanities honoris causa) from the Mindanao State University (Philippines) (2004).〔"MSU confers award on Austrian Professor," ''Manila Bulletin'', Manila, Philippines, 28 September 2004.〕 In 2012 he received an honorary doctor degree from the (Armenian State Pedagogical University ). In 1982 he was appointed as University Professor of Philosophy (with special emphasis on Political Philosophy and Philosophical Anthropology) at the University of Innsbruck. From 1990 until 2008 he has served as Chairman of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Innsbruck (Austria). At his University, Professor Köchler also has acted as Chairperson of the ''Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Wissenschaft und Politik'' (Working Group for Sciences and Politics) since 1971; he was a member of the Doctoral Grants Committee of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (2000–2006) and is Life Fellow—since 2010 Co-President—of the International Academy for Philosophy. Since 2010 he is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Indian Yearbook of International Law and Policy. Additional professorships: *Visiting Professor at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1998). *Visiting Professorial Lecturer at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Manila (since 2004). *Honorary Professor of Philosophy at (Pamukkale University ), Turkey (since 2008).〔(''Star Gazete'', Istanbul, Turkey, 16 October 2008 ).〕 Köchler is the recipient of numerous honours and awards such as the History Medal of the Austrian College Society; the award "Apostle of International Understanding" (Unity International Foundation, India); the Honorary Medal of the International Peace Bureau (Geneva); the Honorary Medal of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines; the Royal Datoship of the Sultanate of Marawi (Muslim Mindanao); the Medal of David the Invincible by the Armenian Philosophical Academy; the Gusi Peace Prize (2014). On 18 October 2003 the Hans Koechler Political and Philosophical Society was established in the Philippines.〔"Society for Promotion of Global Understanding and Peace in International Relations and Rule of Law launched," ''Manila Bulletin'', Manila, Philippines, 23 November 2004.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hans Köchler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|
