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Jan Philipp Reemtsma
born 1952 in Bonn. Studied German Philology and Philosophy in Hamburg, Prof., Dr. phil. In 1981 he established the Arno Schmidt Foundation which he has chaired since 1983; co-editor of the Bargfelder Ausgabe of Arno Schmidt's works. In 1984 he founded the Hamburger Institut für Sozialforschung which he also chairs; Professor of German Literature at Hamburg University.
Publications include: Das Buch vom Ich. Christoph Martin Wielands 'Aristipp und einige seiner Zeitgenossen'(1993); Mehr als ein Champion. Über den Stil des Boxers Muhammed Ali (1995); Der Vorgang des Ertaubens nach dem Urknall. Zehn Reden und Aufsätze(1995); Im Keller (1997); Mord am Strand. Allianzen von Zivilisation und Barbarei (1998); Warum Hagen Jung-Ortlieb erschlug. Unzeitgemäßes über Krieg und Tod (2003).Eurozine Articles
Must we respect religiosity?
On questions of faith and the pride of the secular society
Secular society's "supermarket of faiths" principle appears from religion's standpoint to be indifferent and mistaken. Jan Philipp Reemtsma searches for the basis for the respect between believer and non-believer that can prevent this tension from becoming intolerance. [more]
Richard Rorty
An obituary
Richard Rorty can be placed alongside Hume, Montaigne, and Wittgenstein in a tradition of dissident philosophy, writes Jan Philipp Reemtsma. All wanted to put an end to the traditional philosophical discussion, but have become, in one way or another, part of the philosophical establishment. [more]
Neighbourly relations as a resource for violence
Neighbourhoods' potential for violence can be instrumentalized by politics, be it in surveillance regimes or ethnic-national movements. A popular comic strip delivers an insight into the tensions inherent in neighbourly relations. [more]
About the notion "Handlungsspielräume"
How would you decide? Jan Philipp Reemtsma looks at "options for action" in borderline situations. [more]