Karl Bormann
German philosopher (1928–2015) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Karl Bormann (November 23, 1928 in Monheim, – August 17, 2015 in Langenfeld) was a German historian of philosophy. His area of research was ancient and medieval philosophy, in particular the work of Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa.[4]
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Born | 23 November 1928 |
Died | 17 August 2015(2015-08-17) (aged 86) |
Education | Municipal Hölderlin-Gymnasium Cologne Studies and doctorate of classical philology and philosophy at University of Cologne (1949-1954) (PhD 1955; Dr. phil. hab. 1967) |
Era | 20th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Continental philosophy Hermeneutics Neoplatonism[1] Platonism[2] Stoicism[3] Christian humanism (Nicholas of Cusa) |
Institutions | University of Cologne Thomas-Institut |
Main interests | Greek philosophy, Nicholas of Cusa, Pre-Socratic philosophy, Platon, Aristoteles, Stoa, Thomas Aquinas[4] |
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