Richard Kroner
{{Short description|German philosopher (1884–1974)}}
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Richard Kroner (8 March 1884 in Breslau – 2 November 1974 in Mammern) was a German neo-Hegelian philosopher, known for his Von Kant bis Hegel (1921/4), a classic history of German idealism written from the neo-Hegelian point of view. He was a Christian, from a Jewish background. He is known for his formulation of Hegel as 'the Protestant Aquinas'.
In 1924 Victor Klemperer supported a call for Richard Kroner to a new chair for theoretical pedagogics and philosophy at Technische Hochschule Dresden,{{Cite web |last=Schäfer |first=Hermann |last2=Werner |first2=Oliver |year=2021 |title=Rotary unter dem Nationalsozialismus. Digitales Gedenkbuch diskriminierter Rotarier – Prof. Dr. phil. Richard Kroner |url=https://memorial-rotary.de/members/885 |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=memorial-rotary.de}} where he became friends with Paul Tillich.
Under Nazi legislation Kroner's Jewish ancestry as well as his principled democratic stance led to his "suspension" (dismissal) from his university position at Kiel in 1934.{{Cite web |last=Andel |first=Kelly Van |date=2014-08-20 |title=Richard Kroner |url=https://giffordarchives.org/lecturers/richard-kroner |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=The Gifford Lectures |language=en}} He was replaced briefly by Hans-Georg Gadamer, a personal friend.
The American philosopher Otis Lee studied with Kroner for the academic year 1933–1934 and helped him escape to the United States and find a new academic position at Manhattan's Union Theological Seminary.{{cite web|title=Lee, Otis, 1902–1948 — Memorial Minute|website=Vassar College Digital Library|url=https://digitallibrary.vassar.edu/islandora/object/vassar%3A31897#page/1/mode/1up}}
Kroner's ideas on Hegel, including his slant via Kierkegaard, were taken up by some existentialist thinkers, including Lev Shestov and Nikolai Berdyaev.In 1952 Richard Kroner retired to Elkins Park, Pennsylvania{{Cite web |last=Holz |first=Friedbert |date=1982 |title=Kroner, Richard – Deutsche Biographie |url=https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/sfz46199.html#ndbcontent |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=www.deutsche-biographie.de |language=de}} before moving to Switzerland. He was awarded the Große Bundesverdienstkreuz.
The Kroners are buried at Richmond Cemetery.
Works
- Zweck und Gesetz in der Biologie. Eine logische Untersuchung (1913)
- Kants Weltanschauung (1914)
- Hegel. Zum 100. Todestag (1932)
- Die Selbstverwirklichung des Geistes. Prolegomena zur Kulturphilosophie (1928)
- Von Kant bis Hegel.
- 1. Band: Von der Vernunftkritik zur Naturphilosophie (1921)
- 2. Band: Von der Naturphilosophie zur Philosophie des Geistes (1924)
- The Religious Function of Imagination (1941)
- Speculation in pre-Christian philosophy (1957)
- Selbstbesinnung. Drei Lehrstunden (1958)
- Speculation and Revelation In Modern Philosophy (1961)
- Between Faith and Thought: Reflections and Suggestions (1966)
- Freiheit und Gnade (1969)
References
- On Two Books by Richard Kroner (1930) - Lev Shestov
- Richard Kroner (1884-1974). Ein christlicher Philosoph jüdischer Herkunft unter dem Schatten Hitlers (1993) – [https://search.obvsg.at/primo-explore/search?query=creator,exact,%20Asmus,%20Walter%20,AND&tab=default_tab&search_scope=OBV_Gesamt&vid=OBV&mode=advanced&offset=0 Walter Asmus] (1903-1996)
External links
- [https://archive.org/search.php?query=Richard%20kroner Kant's Weltanschauung] on archive.org
- [https://archive.org/search.php?query=Richard%20kroner The Primary Of Faith] on archive.org
- [http://www.mohr.de/en/philosophy/subject-areas/all-books/buch/von-kant-bis-hegel.html Richard Kroner : Von Kant bis Hegel]
- [https://archive.org/details/onchristianityea009027mbp On Christianity Early Theological Writings by Hegel --INTRODUCTION : HEGEL'S Philosophical Development By RICHARD KRONER] on archive.org
- [https://archive.org/search.php?query=Richard%20kroner Von Kant bis Hegel (2 Vols)] on archive.org
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