Name Markus Gabriel Region Western philosophy Schools of thought Naive realism | Role Philosopher | |
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Books Mythology, Madness, and Laughter: Subjectivity in German Idealism | ||
Philosophical era Contemporary philosophy | ||
Lecture markus gabriel the world does not exist
Markus Gabriel (born April 6, 1980) is a German philosopher and author at the University of Bonn. In addition to his more specialized work, he has also written popular books about philosophical issues.
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- Lecture markus gabriel the world does not exist
- Why the world does not exist markus gabriel tedxm nchen
- Career
- Philosophy
- References
Why the world does not exist markus gabriel tedxm nchen
Career
Gabriel was educated in philosophy and Ancient Greek in Germany. After completing his studies, he held a faculty position at New School for Social Research. He then came to the University of Bonn, where he holds the Chair for Epistemology, Modern and Contemporary Philosophy and is Director of the International Centre for Philosophy. Gabriel has also been a visiting professor at University of California, Berkeley.
Philosophy
In 2013, Gabriel wrote Transcendental Ontology: Essays in German Idealism. In the Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Sebastian Gardner wrote that the work is "Gabriel's most comprehensive presentation to date, in English, of his reading of German Idealism" and notes that "due to its compression of a wealth of ideas into such a short space, the book demands quite a lot from its readers."
In an interview, Gabriel complained that "most contemporary metaphysicians are [sloppy] when it comes to characterizing their subject matter," using words like "the world" and "reality" "often...interchangeably and without further clarifications. In my view, those totality of words do not refer to anything which is capable of having the property of existence." He goes on to explain:
