Archiv für Begriffsgeschichte

The Archives of conceptual history is an annual philosophical magazine of Christian Bermes ( Koblenz -Landau ), Ulrich Dierse (Bochum) and Michael Erler ( Würzburg) is issued. The editors of the magazine has its headquarters at the University of Koblenz -Landau; it appears in the Felix Meiner Verlag in Hamburg.

Topics position of the journal

The magazine was founded in 1955 by Erich Rothacker as the basis for a manual to - to collect blocks to form a historical dictionary of philosophy - as the subtitle. It should be a successor in the meantime outdated 4th Edition by Rudolf Eisler's dictionary of philosophical terms ( 1927-1930 ). As there is now next to that of Joachim Ritter in 1971 founded the Historical Dictionary of Philosophy, the archive for conceptual history vorarbeitete a number of conceptual historical encyclopedias, their remit extended in the course of the 50 years of its existence both content and method in an interdisciplinary organ for entire conceptual historical research.

The Journal publishes papers on concepts from the history of philosophy and the sciences, both the European and non-European tradition; to mythological and religious terms; to concepts in everyday language, which have a characteristic important for an era or culture; to revealing metaphors; to the problem of translation of terms as well as the theory and criticism of the conceptual historical method.

Structure of the journal

Each volume contains essays, miscellanea, and literary and research reports and is completed with a term register and a bibliography of recent literature on the history of concepts. In addition to the annual volumes of special issues to narrowly defined issues are published annually conceptual historical research.

Chronology of the publisher

  • Band 1-10: Edited by Erich Rothacker
  • Band 11-26: Founded by Erich Rothacker. Published in association with Hans -Georg Gadamer and Joachim Ritter of Charles Fried Founder
  • Band 27-34: Founded by Erich Rothacker. Published in association with Hans -Georg Gadamer and Joachim Ritter ( †) of Karlfried founder and Gunter Scholtz
  • Band 35-43: Founded by Erich Rothacker. Published in association with Hans -Georg Gadamer and Karl Fried founder of Gunter Scholtz
  • Band 44-46: Founded by Erich Rothacker. Published in conjunction with Karlfried founder of Ulrich Dierse and Gunter Scholtz
  • Band 47-48: Founded by Erich Rothacker. Edited by Christian Bermes, Ulrich Dierse and Christof Rapp
  • Band 49ff. Founded by Erich Rothacker. Edited by Christian Bermes, Ulrich Dierse and Michael Erler
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