Richard David Precht
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Richard David Precht in 2009
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8 December 1964 Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
Richard David Precht (German: [ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈdaːvɪt pʁɛçt]; born 8 December 1964) is a German philosopher and author of successful popular science books about philosophical issues. He is honorary-professor for philosophy of Lueneburg University and honorary-professor of Musikhochschule Hanns Eisler in Berlin. He hosts the TV-Show "Precht" on German Television (ZDF).
Richard David Precht is a son of a married couple (Hans-Jürgen Precht, 30 April 1933 in Hannover; Mother 1 August 1938 in Neuhof bei Berlin). He grew up in an alternative and unconventional-bourgeois family with five children including two Vietnamese adoptees whom the parents adopted in 1969 and 1972 symbolically against the Vietnam War. His father, a formal industrial designer, dealt with literature and also the setup and care of a larger private library. His mother was a housewife and very involved in Terre des hommes. The children grew up in an intellectual and idealistic left wing milieu. After higher secondary schooling Abitur at the Gymnasium Schwertstraße in Solingen, Precht did his alternative service as a parish worker. Later he studied philosophy, German studies and history of art at the University of Cologne. In 1994, he obtained a doctorate (Dr. phil.) in German studies. From 1991 to 1995 he worked as a scientific assistant in a cognitive science research project.
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