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Joachim Kahl (born 1941 in Cologne, Germany) is a German freelance philosopher whose work focuses on the criticism of religion, ethics and aesthetics. His central theme is ‘secular humanism’. Joachim Kahl lives in Marburg. He has been married to special needs teacher Anna Margarete Kahl since 1968. The couple have two children. ==Biography== Kahl received his Dr. theol. (Doctor of Divinity) from Marburg University in 1967 after completing his thesis titled ‘Philosophie und Christologie im Denken Friedrich Gogartens’ (‘Philosophy and Christology in the Thought of Friedrich Gogarten’). Since his critical assessment of the world of Christianity had led him to reject the Christian belief and religion in general he left the Protestant Church shortly afterwards. He became an atheist and described the reasons for his decision in his book ‘Das Elend des Christentums oder Plädoyer für eine Humanität ohne Gott’ (‘The Misery of Christianity or a Plea for Humanity without God’).〔(Kahl., J., 1968)〕 His second course of study at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt/Main included Philosophy, Sociology and Politics. His main focus was ‘Critical Theory’ which had been inspired by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud and associated with the so-called ‘Frankfurt School’ (Frankfurter Schule). At this time Kahl became a Marxist. When the ‘orthodox’ Marxist philosopher Hans Heinz Holz was appointed to Marburg University, Kahl returned to Marburg. Following the completion of his second thesis ‘Darstellung, Analyse und Kritik der Weltanschauungskritik Ernst Topitschs’ (‘Portrayal, Analysis and Criticism of Ernst Topitsch’s Criticism of Ideologies’) in 1975 he was awarded Dr. phil. (Doctor of Philosophy). During his work in Philosophy and Social Sciences at Marburg University between 1974 and 1984 Kahl gave regular seminars on the history of philosophy. At the same time he acted as a speaker for the ‘Marburger Komitee gegen Berufsverbote’ and ‘Hessisches Komitee gegen Berufsverbote’ (Marburger and Hessian Committees against Occupational Bans). In the 1970s and 1980s he also fought against the so-called ‘Radikalenerlass’.〔(official title: ‘Principles on the Issue of Anti-Constitutional Forces in the Public Service’, an enactment by the heads of governments of the German states from 1972, whereby employment in the public service sector could be banned or terminated if there were doubts whether the person concerned would support the free democratic basic order)〕 He saw these activities as a defence of democracy. Between 1982 and 1990 Kahl worked as an Education Officer for the ‘Bund für Geistesfreiheit Nürnberg’, a secular and cultural association devoted to the principles of enlightenment and humanism. In this function he developed links with other organisations, namely the ‘Thomas-Dehler-Stiftung’, a liberal educational trust, and the ‘Gesellschaft für kritische Philosophie’, Association for Critical Philosophy. These influences, but particularly global developments from ‘1989’, resulted in Kahl’s turning away from Marxism. Reflections on this decision were published in his book ‘Weltlicher Humanismus. Eine Philosophie für unsere Zeit’ (‘Secular Humanism. A Philosophy for Today’). 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「Joachim Kahl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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