Felix Kämper
Biographic Data
| ID | 293808 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Felix Kämper |
| GIVEN NAMES | Felix |
| FAMILY NAME | Kämper |
| SIGNATURE | KÄMPER F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Goethe University Frankfurt |
| ORCID | 0009-0000-4006-7216 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Domination by nature
Since its publication, Max Horkheimer and Theodor W. Adorno's Dialectic of Enlightenment has inspired a wide range of interpretations. In particular, its central claim - that active domination over nature ultimately leads to passive domination by nature - continues to provoke debate. Based on a novel ecological explanation of this reversal, the article identifies two contrasting perspectives in the discussions by Jürgen Habermas, Axel Honneth and…
Intersubjectivity and ecology
In philosophy, the field of natural history generally explores the transition from natural prehistory to genuine human history. It asks whether, and if so how, the human species rose above the realm of nature. Regarding the Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School, this type of inquiry is predominantly associated with the essay "The Idea of Natural History" by Theodor W. Adorno (1984; Pensky, 2004). There, Adorno assumes a constant interlocking of…
On the colonization of the environment
In this article, I apply the colonization thesis from Jürgen Habermas's Theory of Communicative Action to capitalist societies' relationships with their natural environment. Resolving the fixation of his critique of capitalism on the so-called lifeworld ( Lebenswelt) to include questions of the environment ( Umwelt) opens up new vistas in the ongoing ecological reorientation of Critical Theory. If we think about the exploitation of the natural en…
On the colonization of the environment
In this article, I apply the colonization thesis from Jürgen Habermas's Theory of Communicative Action to capitalist societies' relationships with their natural environment. Resolving the fixation of his critique of capitalism on the so-called lifeworld ( Lebenswelt) to include questions of the environment ( Umwelt) opens up new vistas in the ongoing ecological reorientation of Critical Theory. If we think about the exploitation of the natural en…
Intersubjectivity and ecology
In philosophy, the field of natural history generally explores the transition from natural prehistory to genuine human history. It asks whether, and if so how, the human species rose above the realm of nature. Regarding the Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School, this type of inquiry is predominantly associated with the essay "The Idea of Natural History" by Theodor W. Adorno (1984; Pensky, 2004). There, Adorno assumes a constant interlocking of…
On the colonization of the environment
In this article, I apply the colonization thesis from Jürgen Habermas's Theory of Communicative Action to capitalist societies' relationships with their natural environment. Resolving the fixation of his critique of capitalism on the so-called lifeworld ( Lebenswelt) to include questions of the environment ( Umwelt) opens up new vistas in the ongoing ecological reorientation of Critical Theory. If we think about the exploitation of the natural en…
Domination by nature
Since its publication, Max Horkheimer and Theodor W. Adorno's Dialectic of Enlightenment has inspired a wide range of interpretations. In particular, its central claim - that active domination over nature ultimately leads to passive domination by nature - continues to provoke debate. Based on a novel ecological explanation of this reversal, the article identifies two contrasting perspectives in the discussions by Jürgen Habermas, Axel Honneth and…
Critical Theory and Philosophy (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Environmental ethics (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Social science (2 works) · Archaeology (1 work) · Biology (1 work)