Gerhard Streminger

Gerhard Streminger ( born March 26, 1952 in Graz) is an Austrian philosopher.

Life

Streminger studied philosophy and mathematics from 1970 in Graz, Göttingen, Edinburgh and Oxford. From 1975 to 1997 he was employed at the Institute of Philosophy of the University of Graz, where he in 1978 as a Doctor of Philosophy sub auspiciis Praesidentis rei publicae doctorate.

Three years later Streminger taught as Visiting Professor at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. In 1984 he qualified as a professor for the subject philosophy, and given the title of university professor, was awarded in 1995.

Streminger received several awards: in 1974 a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service and 1978, such the British Council. 1991/92 he sat as a Humboldt Fellow continued his research at the Ruhr- University Bochum.

Streminger considered as a committed naturalist. He is a member of the scientific board of the Giordano Bruno Foundation, an organization to promote the evolutionary humanism.

Work

Streminger has established itself as an editor and translator of the works of David Hume a name. His biographies and comments about Hume and Adam Smith belong to the German standard works. In addition, he also published a series of essays about the two Scottish philosopher. His most important work philosophically God's goodness and the evil of the world deals extensively with the problem of theodicy.

Publications

  • David Hume. A study of the principles of morality. ( Translation and editing ) Stuttgart: Reclam, 1984 reissue 2012 with an afterword by Frank Brosow
  • David Hume. With personal testimonies and image documents. Reinbek: Rowohlt 1986 2.üb. Edition 1992, 3rd edition 2003, 4th slightly customary. ed in 2011
  • Adam Smith. With personal testimonies and image documents. Reinbek: Rowohlt 1989, 2nd edition 1999
  • God's goodness and the evil of the world. The problem of theodicy. Tübingen: Mohr, 1992 ( Italian translation: EffeElle Editori 2006, 2nd edition ( abridged), Rome: Aracne 2009)
  • David Hume. His life and his work. Paderborn: Schöningh ² 1994. - 3 (. Durchges. & easily changeable ) Res: UTB 1995
  • David Hume: A study of the human mind. An introductory comment. Stuttgart: UTB 1995
  • The natural course of things. Essays on Adam Smith and David Hume. Marburg: Metropolis 1995
  • From the goodness of God and the suffering of the world. An overview of the problem of theodicy. In: Education Review 1/2003 ( online)
  • ECCE TERRA. For English garden art. Norderstedt b. Hamburg ( books on demand) in 2008, out of print. Republishing in August 2013 in the publishing house library of the province.
  • David Hume on the 300th Birthday ( publication ) special issue of education and criticism, No. 1 /2011 ( prologue and preface by Streminger online, PDF, 57 kB)
  • David Hume. The philosopher and his era. Munich: C.H.Beck, 2011 ISBN 978-3-406-61402-6
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