Paul Weingartner

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Em.Prof. Dr. Paul Weingartner

Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Social Sciences
Franziskanergasse 1, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

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  • 1950–52: Teacher training in Innsbruck
  • 1952–55: Teacher at primary schools in Kirchberg and Innsbruck (Tyrol, Austria)
  • 1955–61: Studies in philosophy, mathematics, physics, psychology at the University of Innsbruck, Austria; PhD (major: philosophy, minor: physics), University of Innsbruck (1961)
  • 1961–62: Research fellow of the British Council, University of London (studies with Karl Popper)
  • 1962–67: Research assistant at the Institute for Philosophy of Science at the International Research Centre Salzburg
  • 1963–64: Research fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, University of Munich (studies with Britzlmayr and Stegmüller)
  • 1965: Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Graz
  • 1966: Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Salzburg
  • 1967–72: Head of Department I, General Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Science of the Natural Sciences at the Institute for Philosophy of Science of the International Research Centre Salzburg
  • 1970: Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy, University of Salzburg
  • 1971–1999: Full Professor of Philosophy at the University of Salzburg, University of Salzburg
  • 1971–79, 1988–90, 1994–1999: Head of the Department of Philosophy
  • 1999–: Emeritus

Honours, prizes and memberships

  • British Council research fellowship 1962; Research followship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation 1964; Cardinal Innitzer Award for Philosophy of the Year 1966
  • Festschrift: 1st Philosophy as Science/Essays in Scientific Philosophy (Paul Weingartner dedicated to Paul Weingartner), Bad Reichenhall 1981 (ed. by E. Morscher, O. Neumaier, G. Zecha); 2nd Advances in Scientific Philosophy. Essays in Honour of Paul Weingartner on the Occasion of the 60th Anniversary of his Birthday. Amsterdam 1991 (ed. by G. Schurz and G.J.W. Dorn)
  • Honorary doctorate (Dr h.c.) from Marie Curie Sklodowska University, Lublin (Poland) 1995
  • Member of the New York Academy of Sciences (since 1997)

Memberships in cultural, scientific and educational societies and organisations

Academie Internationale de Philosophie des Sciences; Association of Symbolic Logic; International Union for the History and Philosophy of Science; Institut Internationale de Philosophie; Institut der Görresgesellschaft für Interdisziplinäre Forschung

Visiting professorships and guest lectures

  • Visiting Professorships: University of California at Irvine (January-June 1978; September 1990- March 1991; January-June 2000; April-June 2001); National University of Canberra , Australia (July 1978); Philosophy of Science Center McGill University (Montreal) July ? August 1980; University of Pittsburgh, Philosophy of Science Center (March-April 1984); Brazil: Universities of Porto Allegre, Rio d. J., Santa Catherina, Santos, Sao Paulo, Campinas, Manaus, Cuiaba, Canoas (Sept.-October 1993 and October-November 1998).
  • Invited guest lectures: at Austrian and more than 100 international universities (Europe, USA, Canada, Russia, Australia, Chile, Brazil, South Korea, Japan)

Publications