Konrad Ott

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Konrad Ott (born 20 May 1959) is a German philosopher with a special interest in discourse ethics and environmental ethics.

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Biography

Konrad Ott was born 1959 in Bergkamen, Germany. From 1981 to 1986, he studied philosophy, history and German philology at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main. He is regarded as a representative of the 'Third Generation' of the Frankfurt School. [1]

Ott is currently Professor for Philosophy and Ethics of the Environment at Kiel University. From 2000 to 2008 he was a member of the German Advisory Council on the Environment. From 1997 to 2012 Ott was professor for environmental ethics at the University of Greifswald. Ott is also known as a critic of mass migration to Europe. Regarding migration from Africa via the Mediterranean, Ott postulated in 2018 that "this route must be dried out"; the merit of Italy's Home Office Secretary Matteo Salvini should be acknowledged "at least [...] to have made this route less attractive". [2]

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References

  1. Joel Anderson: The 'Third Generation' of the Frankfurt School, in: Intellectual History Newsletter 22/2000, Department of History, Boston University.
  2. Konrad Ott: "NGOs sollen nicht moralisch überheblich werden" ["NGOs should not revel in moral arrogance"]. In: Der Standard (Vienna/Austria), 3/4 November 2018, p. 11: "diese Route auszutrocknen"; "immerhin [...] die Route unattraktiver gemacht".