The Forschungsinstitut für Philosophie Hannover ( en, Hannover Institute for Philosophical Research) is a research institute in

Hanover Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...

, Germany. Its field of activity is

philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...

. It is sponsored by the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Hildesheim The Diocese of Hildesheim (Latin: ''Dioecesis Hildesiensis'') is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany. Founded in 815 as a missionary diocese by King Louis the Pious, his son Louis the German appointed the famous former archbishop of Rheim ...

. It was founded by

Josef Homeyer Josef Homeyer (1 August 1929 – 30 March 2010) was a German Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hildesheim, located in Hildesheim, from his appointment by Pope John Paul II on 25 August 1983 until his retirement on 20 August 2004. Biography H ...

in 1988, and its first director was

Peter Koslowski Peter Koslowski (2 October 1952 – 15 May 2012) was a professor of philosophy, especially philosophy of management and organisation and history of modern philosophy, at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU University Amsterdam). Biography He ...

.Hans-Joachim Höhn: Welt ohne Tod – Hoffnung oder Schreckensvision? (2004) S. 167
/ref> The current director is Jürgen Manemann.

Vittorio Hösle Vittorio Hösle (; born 25 June 1960) is an Italian-born German philosopher. He has authored works including ''Hegels System'' (1987), ''Moral und Politik'' (1997, trans. as ''Morals and Politics'', 2004), and ''Der philosophische Dialog'' (2006) ...

is an example of the philosophers who have been active at the institute, and

research fellow A research fellow is an academic research position at a university or a similar research institution, usually for academic staff or faculty members. A research fellow may act either as an independent investigator or under the supervision of a pr ...

s are also accepted. The institute deals with philosophical questions concerning democracy and human society, further fields are

economic anthropology Economic anthropology is a field that attempts to explain human economic behavior in its widest historic, geographic and cultural scope. It is an amalgamation of economics and anthropology. It is practiced by anthropologists and has a complex re ...

and

environmental ethics In environmental philosophy, environmental ethics is an established field of practical philosophy "which reconstructs the essential types of argumentation that can be made for protecting natural entities and the sustainable use of natural resourc ...

. Questions of

medical ethics Medical ethics is an applied branch of ethics which analyzes the practice of clinical medicine and related scientific research. Medical ethics is based on a set of values that professionals can refer to in the case of any confusion or conflict. T ...

and

humanism Humanism is a philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential and agency of human beings. It considers human beings the starting point for serious moral and philosophical inquiry. The meaning of the term "humani ...

are addressed as well. The institute publishes its research results via a biannual journal, a blog, as well as philosophical volumes and monographs.

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External links

Official websiteFIPH - Forschungsinstitut für Philosophie Hannover
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