Günther Anders ( Günther Stern ) was born the July 12th 1902 with Breslau, currently Wrocław, in (Poland). He is the third child of the psychologists William and Clara Stern and dead the December 17th 1992 with Vienna. Thinker and German essay writer, Günther Anders regularly challenged the designation of philosopher.

Anders received many prices of which the price of German criticism (1967), the price of literature of the Bavarian Academy of the Art schools (" Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste") (1978), the price of the Austrian State for the cultural publication (1979), the price of the town of Vienna (1980), and the price Theodor W. Adorno of the town of Frankfurt (1983).

Life

• 1923 : thesis of doctorate under the direction of Edmund Husserl.

• 1925: take part in the seminars of Heidegger with Hans Jonas and Hannah Arendt.
• 1928: enabling to direct research to the University of Frankfurt under the direction of Theodor Adorno on the sociology of the music.
• 1929: marry Hannah Arendt with Berlin.
• 1933: emigrate in Paris. Fact the knowledge of its nephew Walter Benjamin.
• 1936: emigrate in the United States, New York.
• 1937: divorce Hannah Arendt.
• 1939: his/her new partner follows to Hollywood. Try without success to write scripts and finds itself to work as accessorist. Live during some time at the house of Herbert Marcuse.
• 1950: return in Europe. Refuse to turn over to Germany and refuses the post of professor at the university of Halle (in ex-GDR), proposed by Ernst Bloch. Anders lives initially in Vienna, then in Bad Ischl, a thermal spa close to Salzburg.
• 1959: beginning of the correspondence with Claude Eatherly, the commander of the weather plane which accompanied the bomber by Hiroshima. Anders refuses the post of professor with the free Université of Berlin.
• 1968: take part in the court of Bertrand Russell on the crimes against humanity like member of the jury. See G. Anders: Visit beautiful Vietnam .
• 1992: died in Vienna.

Work

Exaggeration like method

The strange methodical exaggeration of Günther Anders first of all seems to fall under this problematic report/ratio with the traditional notion of the truth. What more is, Anders does not justify its critical step by reasons metaphysics, logics, or even epistemological or linguistic. First of all, the exaggeration of Anders corresponds to a political intention:

“the nice one is thus a political category.

contraction: the activity of those which lead the facts minimized to the height of the visible one, which make their format appropriate to the repressed phenomena, which correct disfigured, is indicated of `exaggeration'. The expression is of a use if current that we do not see any reason not to take it again. If the philosophers, accustomed to work with the naked eye, reject the exaggeration like nonserious - and the majority make it obviously - they are not better by no means, i.e.: they are not less obsolete and ridiculous, that would not be to it virologists who would reject the microscopes, which would thus defend a “virology with the naked eye””. (Günther Anders, Philosophische Logogram , Munich, C.H. Beck, 1965,2002, p. 65; transl. by Thierry Simonelli)

In the optics of a truth like correspondence between thing and thought, object and judgment, the exaggeration appears inadmissible. The thought or the exaggerated judgment does not represent the things such as they are, does not say to be it that it is, but deforms it in its expression. The exaggeration concerns the false speech, of the inadequacy of the things and intellect. In this case, it would undoubtedly not be necessary to be interested more in the exaggeration.

Anders adds nevertheless a new ontological nuance with the traditional epistemic situation: the facts do not appear such as they are, they are minimized. That one does not precipitate to recognize there an alternative of the criticism of traditional knowledge. To quote only one example, Anders is not Kantian with the direction where he would affirm nonan adequacy of principle between the thing in oneself and its phenomenon. Nonthe report/ratio is neither of gasoline, neither of principle, nor even a contingent data. The thing, the world in which Anders is interested is not that of the theory of traditional knowledge, is not the world of nature, or that of the artisanal tools. The world of Anders is that of the “immense accumulation of goods” (Marx).

Texts of Günther Anders

• 1928: Über das Haben. Sieben Kapitel zur Ontology der Erkenntnis. Bonn, Cohen. (under the name of Günther Stern)

• 1935: An Interpretation of Aposteriori. In: " Philosophiques" research; , (under the name of Günther Stern)
• 1936: Pathology of Freedom. In: " Philosophiques" research; , (under the name of Günther Stern)
• 1948: One the Pseudo-Concreteness off Heidegger' S Philosophy. In: Philosophy and Phenomenological Research vol. 3, (under the name of Günther Stern)
• 1951: Kafka pro und countered. Die Prozess-Unterlagen . Munich, C.H. Beck.
• 1956: Die Antiquiertheit of Menschen 1. Über die Seele im Zeitalter DER zweiten industriellen Revolution. Munich, C.H. Beck.
• 1959: Der Mann auf der Brücke. Tagebuch aus Hiroshima und Nagasaki. Munich, C.H. Beck.
• 1961: George Grosz. Zurich, Arch.
• 1961: Off limits für das Gewissen. Der Briefwechsel zwischen dem Hiroshima-Piloten Claude Eatherly und Günther Anders. Berlin, Rowohlt.
• 1962: Bert Brecht. Gespräche und Erinnerungen. Zurich, Arch.
• 1967: Die Schrift year der Wand. Tagebücher 1941 (a) 1966. Munich, C.H. Beck.
• 1968: Nürnberg und Vietnam - Synoptisches Mosaik. Berlin, Voltaire.
• Visit beautiful Vietnam. ABC der Aggressionen heute. Cologne, Pahl-Rugenstein.
• 1972: Endzeit und Zeitende. Munich, C.H. Beck.
• 1978: Kosmologische Humoreske und andere Erzählungen. Frankfurt, Suhrkamp.
• 1980: Die Antiquiertheit of Menschen 2. Über die Zerstörung of Lebens im Zeitalter DER dritten industriellen Revolution. Munich, C.H. Beck.
• 1985: Besuch im Hades. Auschwitz und Breslau 1966. (2. ED.) Munich, C.H. Beck.
• 1987: Günther Anders antwortet. Interviews und Erklärungen. Published by Elke Schubert, Berlin, ED. Tiamat.
• 1988: Der Blick vom Turm. Fabeln. (3. ED.) Munich, C.H. Beck.
• 1988: Wir Eichmannsöhne. Offener Brief year Klaus Eichmann. (2. ED.) Munich, C.H. Beck.
• 1989: Lieben gestern. Notizen zur Geschichte of Liebens. (2nd ED.) Munich, C.H. Beck.
• 1991: Ketzereien. Munich, C.H. Beck.
• 1992: Die molussische Katakombe. Novel. Munich, C.H. Beck.
• 1992: Über philosophische Diktion und das Problem der Popularisierung. Göttingen, Wallstein Verlag.
• 1993: Die atomare Drohung. Radikale Überlegungen zum atomaren Zeitalter. (6th ED.) Munich, C.H. Beck.
• 1993: Mariechen. Munich, C.H. Beck.
• 1993: Mensch ohne Welt. (2. ED.) Munich, C.H. Beck.
• 1993: Philosophische Logogram. (2. ED.) Munich, C.H. Beck.
• 1994: Blick vom Mond. (2. ED.) Munich, C.H. Beck.
• 1994: Obdachlose Skulptur. Munich, C.H. Beck.
• 1994: Tagebücher und Gedichte. Munich, C.H. Beck.
• 1994: Übertreibungen in Richtung Wahrheit. Munich, C.H. Beck.
• 1995: Hiroschima STI überall. Munich, C.H. Beck.
• 2001: Über Heidegger. Published by Gerhard Oberschlick, Munich, C.H. Beck.

French translations

Books

• Kafka for and against , Strasbourg, Circé, 1990.
• George Grosz: Followed by a death died (transl. by Catherine Wermester) Paris, Allia, 2005
• Hiroshima is everywhere , Paris, Seuil, 2005.
• On the pseudoone of the philosophy of Heidegger (transl. by Luc Mercier) Paris, Sens & Tonka, 2003.
• And if I am desperate, that do you want that I make there? : discussion with Mathias Greffrath (transl. by Catherine Weinzorn), Paris, Combined, 2001.
• the obsolescence of the Man , Paris, Édition of the encyclopedia of the harmful effects, 2002 (transl. france CH. David)
• Us, wire of Eichmann (transl. by Sabine Cornille & Philippe Ivernel), Paris, Payot & Shores, 1999,2003 for the ED. of pocket
• Hatred with the state of Antiquity , Paris, Payot - Library Shores, 2007 (transl. france pH. Ivernel).
• the atomic Threat. Radical considerations on the atomic age , Paris, the Plumed serpent, 2006 (transl. france CH. David); the last chap. of this work was taken again under the title the Time of the end , Paris, Herne, 2007.
• Divers chapters of books published in the review Conférence (http://www.revue-conference.com/modele.php?idobjet=1291&page=auteur)

Articles

• “  To write poetry aujourd'hui  ”, in Conference , 21, Paris, autumn 2005; transl. Laurent Margantin
• “  The disuse of the réalité  ”, in Conference , 21, Paris, autumn 2005; transl. Thierry Simonelli.
• “  Obsolescence of the machines  ” in Conference , 20, spring 2005, pp. 423-437; transl. Vincent Deroche.
• “  The death of the world in front of the yeux  ”, in Conference , 17, autumn 2003; transl. Thierry Simonelli.
• “  Obsolescence of the travail  ”, in Conference , 17, autumn 2003, pp. 81-104; transl. Vincent Deroche.
• “  The death of the world in front of the yeux  ” in Conference , 17, autumn 2003, pp. 269-283; transl. Thierry Simonelli.
• “  Humanity dépassée  ” in Conference , 14, spring 2002, pp. 249-276; transl. Pauline Bouteiller, Clemence Fallet and Combed Pierre.
• “  The man without monde  ” in Conference, 12, spring 2001, pp. 311-338; transl. Michele Colombo.
• “  Disuse of the méchanceté  ” in Conference , 9, autumn 1999, pp. 167-187; transl. Michele Colombo.

On Günther Anders

• Thierry Simonelli, “  Truth and exaggeration. Remarks on the method of Günther Anders  ”, in Conference , 21, autumn 2005.
• Thierry Simonelli, Günther Anders. Disuse of the man , Paris, ED. jasmine, collection “Dissensions”, directed by Angele Kremer-Marietti, 2004. (Published with the assistance of the National center of the Book) (count returned 1, report 2, Description)
• Jean-Pierre Donkey, '' Günther Anders. Negative anthropology with the philosophy of technique 1 '', 2005, [[Paris],]
• Raimund Bahr and Dirk Röpcke (ED.), Geheimagent der Masseneremiten - Günther Anders , Vienna, ED. With & S, 2002.
• Konrad Paul Liessmann, Günther Anders , Munich, C.H. Beck, 2002.
• Detlef Clemens Günther Anders. Eine Studie über die Ursprünge seiner Philosophy , Frankfurt, Haag und Herchen, 1996.
• Konrad Paul Liessmann (ED.), Günther Anders kontrovers , Munich, C.H. Beck, 1992.
• Ludger Lütkehaus, Schwarze Ontology, Über Günther Anders , Lüneburg, zu Klampen Verlag, 2002. (2nd edition: Ludger Lütkehaus, Philosophieren nach Hiroshima, Über Günther Anders , Frankfurt, Fischer Verlag, 1992.)
• Volker Kempf Günther Anders, Anschlusstheoretiker year Georg Simmel .
• Paul Van Dijk, Old Anthropology in the off Technology: The Philosophical Contribution off Gunther Anders , Rodopi Editions, Amsterdam/Atlanta, GA, 2000.
• Eckhard Wittulski, Kein Ort. Nirgends. Zur Gesellschaftskritik Günther Anders , Frankfurt, Haag und Herchen, 1998.
• Werner Reimann, Verweigerte Versöhnung. Zur Philosophy Günther Anders , Vienna, Passagen, 1990.
• Jürgen Langenbach, Günther Anders. Eine Monograph , Vienna, Falter, 1986.
• Elke Schubert, Günther Anders, in Selbstzeugnissen und Bilddokumenten , rororo Bildmonographien, Hamburg, Rowohlt Verlag, 1982.

External bonds

• Günther Anders Links Page. Infromations very complete on Internet site of Harold Marcuse.

• Anders bibliography of 1924 to 1994. Bibliography supplements of Günther Anders by Heinz Scheffelmeier (2003).
• Bibliograhie supplements of Scheffelmeier organized and page layout by Harold Marcuse (2005).
• Günther Anders Forum. One finds there, in addition, a rather complete list of the secondary German literature.
• Österreichisches Literaturarchiv : Günther Anders Nachlass, Korrespondenzen
• Günther Anders, renouncement of the state of antiquity
• Molussia Today. German site with biographical and bibliographical information very selective.

• Technical and standardization according to Günther Anders (2004)
• Thierry Simonelli: The world, “Considering on TV” (2004).
• Iris Buchheim and Reinhard Wittmann, Dem Apokalyptiker zum 100. Geburtstag (2002).
• Günther Anders, rononcement with the state of antiquity.
• Manfred Papst, Denken nach Auschwitz und Hiroshima (2002).
• Günther Anders : Theses on the theory of the needs (2003)
• Günther Anders: An interpretation of a posteriori (2005) the
• Günther Anders: Pathology of freedom (2005)
• Günther Anders: Summary épuratoire '' Die Antiquiertheit of Menschen '' (translation Jean-Pierre Donkey) (1988)

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