Josef Simon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Josef Simon

German philosopher

Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1930

Place of Birth: Hupperath, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Date of Death: 28-Mar-2016

Profession: university teacher, philosopher, non-fiction writer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Josef Simon (1 August 1930 – 28 March 2016) was a contemporary German philosopher and professor of the University of Bonn, born in Hupperath.
He wrote extensively on metaphysics, epistemology, the philosophy of German idealism and various philosophers, mainly Kant, Hamann and Nietzsche.
Perhaps Simon's most influential work has been in the philosophy of language.
His main work, Philosophie des Zeichens, has been influenced by, among others, Kant, Hegel, Peirce and Wittgenstein, Hamann, Humboldt or Nietzsche.He died in Bonn.