Adriaan Theodoor Peperzak
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Adriaan Theodoor Basilius (Ad) Peperzak (born 3 July 1929) is a Dutch educator, editor and author.


Biography

Peperzak was born on the island of
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(Indonesia) as a Dutch citizen. He studied philosophy at the
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monastery schools in
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, and theology in
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and
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(in the Netherlands). He obtained a licentiate in philosophy at the Higher Institute of Philosophy of the Université catholique de Louvain in Louvain (Belgium) and a Ph.D. in the Humanities at the
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(
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) in
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. His Ph.D. dissertation ''Le jeune Hegel et la vision morale du monde'' (director:
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), was published in 1960 and republished in 1969.


Work

Peperzak's research in the history of philosophy has focused on Hegel (six books and numerous articles) and
Emmanuel Levinas Emmanuel Levinas (; ; 12 January 1906 – 25 December 1995) was a French philosopher of Lithuanian Jewish ancestry who is known for his work within Jewish philosophy, existentialism, and phenomenology, focusing on the relationship of ethics t ...
(two books and three others edited). He also published on
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,
Aristotle Aristotle (; grc-gre, Ἀριστοτέλης ''Aristotélēs'', ; 384–322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Peripatetic school of ph ...
,
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, Descartes,
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, and Ricoeur, and on thematic questions in
ethics Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior".''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concer ...
,
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and
political philosophy Political philosophy or political theory is the philosophical study of government, addressing questions about the nature, scope, and legitimacy of public agents and institutions and the relationships between them. Its topics include politics, ...
,
metaphilosophy Metaphilosophy, sometimes called the philosophy of philosophy, is "the investigation of the nature of philosophy". Its subject matter includes the aims of philosophy, the boundaries of philosophy, and its methods. Thus, while philosophy character ...
, and the
philosophy of religion Philosophy of religion is "the philosophical examination of the central themes and concepts involved in religious traditions". Philosophical discussions on such topics date from ancient times, and appear in the earliest known texts concerning ph ...
. He is a member of the board of editors for
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series ''Perspectives in Continental Philosophy''. He is Arthur J. Schmitt Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago. Before, he was a professor at the Radboud University of Nijmegen (Department of Metaphysics & Epistemology), and at
Utrecht University Utrecht University (UU; nl, Universiteit Utrecht, formerly ''Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht'') is a public research university in Utrecht, Netherlands. Established , it is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands. In 2018, it had an enrollme ...
(History of Modern Philosophy) for several years.


Bibliography

* ''Le jeune Hegel et la vision morale du monde'' (1960, 1969) * ''Der heutige Mensch und die Heilsfrage'' (1972) * ''Philosophy and Politics: A Commentary on the Preface to Hegel's Philosophy of Right'' (1987) * ''Selbsterkenntnis des Absoluten - Grundlinien der Hegelschen Philosophie des Geistes. Spekulation und Erfahrung, Texte und Untersuchungen zum Deutschen Idealismus'' (1987) * ''Hegels praktische Philosophie - Ein Kommentar zur enzyklopädischen Darstellung der menschlichen Freiheit und ihre objektiven Verwirklichung'' (1991) * ''Modern Freedom, Hegel's Legal, Moral, and Political Philosophy'' * ''To the Other: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas'' (1993) * ''Beyond: The Philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas'' (1997) * ''Before Ethics'' (1997) * ''Reason In Faith - On The Relevance Of Christian Spirituality For Philosophy'' (1997) * ''Platonic Transformations'' (1997) * ''The Quest for Meaning - Friends of Wisdom, from Plato to Levinas'' (2003) * ''Elements of Ethics'' (2003) * ''Philosophy between Faith and Theology - addresses to catholic intellectuals'' (2005) * ''Thinking. From Solitude to Dialogue and Contemplation'' (2006) * ''Aanspraak en Bezinning'' (2007)


References


Curriculum Vitae
Living people 20th-century Dutch philosophers 21st-century Dutch philosophers Hegelian philosophers Phenomenologists Continental philosophers Philosophy academics KU Leuven alumni University of Paris alumni Academic staff of Radboud University Nijmegen Academic staff of Utrecht University Loyola University Chicago faculty People from Malang 1929 births Levinas scholars {{reli-philo-bio-stub