Hans Köchler
Hans Köchler | |
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Hans Köchler | |
| Born | 18 October 1948 |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Continental philosophy Phenomenology Existential philosophy |
| Main interests | Hermeneutics Philosophy of law Political philosophy Philosophical anthropology |
| Notable ideas | Phenomenological realism Antagonistic relationship of power and law Cultural self-comprehension of nations |
Hans Köchler (born 18 October 1948) is a retired professor of philosophy at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, and president of the International Progress Organization, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the United Nations. In his general philosophical outlook he is influenced by Husserl and Heidegger, his legal thinking has been shaped by the approach of Kelsen. Köchler has made contributions to phenomenology and philosophical anthropology and has developed a hermeneutics of trans-cultural understanding that has influenced the discourse on the relations between Islam and the West.