Wolfgang Kuhlmann

Wolfgang Kuhlmann (born 19 October 1939) is a German philosopher and representative of the discourse ethics.

Born in Kiel, Kuhlmann, who received his doctorate in 1974, and habilitated in 1983, is a student of Karl-Otto Apel and a colleague of Peter Rohs.

He then worked as a private lecturer in philosophy at the Goethe University in Frankfurt and from 1985 to 1992 as managing director and editor of the publication series in the Forum für Philosophie in Bad Homburg.

In his philosophy, Kuhlmann affirms the possibility of ultimate justification [de] and takes a universalist position.

Especially for discourse ethics in the sense of Karl-Otto Apel, Wolfgang Kuhlmann claims a final justification.