Alfred Schmidt
Philosopher, Academic
1931 – 2012
Who was Alfred Schmidt?
Alfred Schmidt was a German philosopher.
Schmidt studied history and English as well as classical philology at the Goethe University Frankfurt and later philosophy and sociology. He was a student of Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer and gained his doctorate with his The Concept of Nature in Marx.
Schmidt was professor of philosophy and sociology at the University of Frankfurt from 1972 and was made emeritus in 1999. Schmidt's primary research topics were the critical theory of the Frankfurt School, philosophy of religion, and Arthur Schopenhauer's philosophy.
Schmidt was a member of the International PEN and an honorary member of the Schopenhauer Society.
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- Born
- May 19, 1931
Berlin - Also known as
- Шмидт, Альфред
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Died
- Aug 28, 2012
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on July 23, 2013
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