Heiner Klemme stands in front of a depiction of Kant in the city museum – the great philosopher is the subject of an ongoing research project
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11.08.2021 in Science

Maturity instead of playing with marbles

If we want to talk about the great philosophers of the Enlightenment, we can’t forget Immanuel Kant. A project run by the Philosophy Department at the University of Halle is aiming to explore “Kant in all his glory” and shed light on the less critiqued aspects of his philosophy. An interview with project leader Professor Heiner Klemme Read more

Harald Bluhm ist Projektleiter der Marx-Engels-Gesamtausgabe.
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04.05.2018 in Science, Research

Marx unplugged

Karl Marx was born 200 years ago. Even today his work influences the thinking and behaviour of many people, yet a lot do not know exactly what he actually wrote. The “Marx-Engels-Gesamtausgabe” (complete historical-critical edition of the works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, MEGA) aims to change that. The huge project is being supervised by Halle’s political scientist Prof Harald Bluhm. Read more

Hans Adler and Elisabeth Décultot are working on a complete edition of Sulzer’s writings.
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05.12.2016 in Research, Science

Sulzer – the unknown philosopher

At present, it’s hard to get hold of the writings of Swiss philosopher of the Enlightenment Johann Georg Sulzer or find much literature about his work. This is set to change in the coming years: Humboldt Research Award winner Professor Hans Adler from the University of Wisconsin–Madison is planning a complete edition of the works and letters of Sulzer together with Halle’s Humboldt Professor Elisabeth Décultot. Read more