Peter Koslowski

Peter Koslowski
Born (1952-10-02)2 October 1952
Göttingen, Germany
Died 15 May 2012(2012-05-15) (aged 59)
Occupation Professor of Philosophy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Academic background
Education
Academic work
Institutions Witten/Herdecke University

Peter Koslowski (2 October 1952 15 May 2012) was a Professor of Philosophy, especially Philosophy of Management and Organisation and History of Modern Philosophy, at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU University Amsterdam).[1]

Biography

He was born in Göttingen, Germany, in 1952, and studied at Tübingen University, Munich University, and Virginia Tech. He earned his Doctorate in Philosophy (Dr. phil.) in 1979 and his Master's degree in Economics (Dipl.-Volkswirt) 1980 (both Munich University).

Other appointments

1980-date Chair, CIVITAS. Society for the Promotion of Science and Art, Munich; 1991-96 Member of the Jury for the Max-Weber-Prize for Economic Ethics; Visiting professor Jesus College Oxford in 1993 and Hitotsubashi University Tokyo in 1994 on invitation of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; 1989/90 Member of the Working Group "Ethical and Social Aspects of the Exploration of the Human Genome" of the German Federal Minister for Research and Technology; 1995- Member of the Board of Advisors of the German Business Ethics Network (DNWE); 1995-2002 Director, Project "East | West | Philosophy" for the Scholarly Exchange with Russia; 1997-2003 Director, Project "A Discourse of the World Religions" at the World Exposition EXPO 2000 Hannover, Germany (together with the Foundation of Lower Saxony and the Foundation of the Hannover Institute of Philosophical Research), 1997- Chair of the Froum for Economic Ethics and Economic Culture, German Philosophical Association (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Philosophie); 2002- Chair of the Working Group "Compliance and Ethics in Financial Institutions in the German Business Ethics Network"; 2001- Member, Executive Committee, ISBEE-International Society for Business, Economics, and Ethics; 2002-2003 Member of the jury for the Prize for Intergenerational Justice of the Stiftung für die Rechte zukünftiger Generationen (Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations), Germany;

Lectures and honours

Publications

Principal books

Koslowski has written numerous books (listed below) and co-authored/edited many more - listed on his CV.

As Editor:

References

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