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German philosopher (born 1945)

Manfred Frank Born (1945-03-22) 22 March 1945 (age 81) Elberfeld, Germany Education Education University of Heidelberg (PhD, 1971) Thesis Das Problem "Zeit" in der deutschen Romantik : Zeitbewußtsein und Bewußtsein von Zeitlichkeit in der frühromantischen Philosophie und in Tiecks Dichtung (1971) Doctoral advisor Dieter Henrich Philosophical work Era Contemporary philosophy Region Western philosophy School Continental philosophy Heidelberg School [de] Institutions University of Düsseldorf University of Geneva University of Tübingen Main interests Philosophy of subjectivity and self-consciousness, history of philosophy, philosophy of literature Notable ideas Criticism of poststructuralism[1]

**Manfred Frank** (born March 22, 1945) is a German [philosopher](/source/Philosopher) who is emeritus professor of philosophy at the [University of Tübingen](/source/University_of_T%C3%BCbingen).[2]

## Life and work

Frank was born in [Elberfeld](/source/Elberfeld), Germany, and studied philosophy at the [University of Heidelberg](/source/University_of_Heidelberg) under teachers such as [Hans-Georg Gadamer](/source/Hans-Georg_Gadamer), [Karl Löwith](/source/Karl_L%C3%B6with), [Ernst Tugendhat](/source/Ernst_Tugendhat), and [Dieter Henrich](/source/Dieter_Henrich).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] After teaching at the [University of Düsseldorf](/source/University_of_D%C3%BCsseldorf) from 1971 to 1982, and at the [University of Geneva](/source/University_of_Geneva) from 1982 to 1987, Frank accepted a position at Tübingen in 1987. He is a specialist in the [philosophy of literature](/source/Philosophy_of_literature).[3]

Frank's work focuses on [German idealism](/source/German_idealism), [romanticism](/source/Romanticism), and the concepts of [subjectivity](/source/Subjectivity) and [self-consciousness](/source/Self-awareness). His 950-page study of German romanticism, *Unendliche Annäherung*, has been described as "the most comprehensive and thoroughgoing study of early German romanticism" and "surely one of the most important books from the post-War period on the history of German philosophy."[4] He has also written at length on [analytic philosophy](/source/Analytic_philosophy) and recent French philosophy.

## Selected works

### Books

#### In English

- Frank, Manfred (2012-02-01). [*The Philosophical Foundations of Early German Romanticism*](http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.18253912). Translated by Millán-Zaibert, Elizabeth. State University of New York Press. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2307/jj.18253912](https://doi.org/10.2307%2Fjj.18253912). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7914-8580-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7914-8580-4).

- Frank, Manfred (1997). [*The Subject and the Text: Essays on Literary Theory and Philosophy*](https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Subject_and_the_Text/4p9GBCVrM98C?hl=en). Cambridge University Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-521-56121-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-521-56121-1).

- Frank, Manfred (1989). [*What is neostructuralism?*](http://archive.org/details/whatisneostructu0045fran). Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8166-1599-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8166-1599-5) – via Internet Archive.

#### In German

- *Das Problem "Zeit" in der deutschen Romantik; Zeitbewusstsein und Bewusstsein von Zeitlichkeit in der frühromantischen Philosophie und in Tiecks Dichtung.* Paderborn : Winkler Verlag, 1972, 1990. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-538-07804-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-538-07804-8)

- *Einführung in die frühromantische Ästhetik. Vorlesungen* Frankfurt a. M.: Suhrkamp, 1989.

- *Selbstbewußtsein und Selbsterkenntnis: Essays zur analytischen Philosophie der Subjektivität.* Stuttgart: Reclam, 1991.

- *"Unendliche Annäherung". Die Anfänge der philosophischen Frühromantik.* Frankfurt a. M.: Suhrkamp, 1997.

- *Auswege aus dem deutschen Idealismus.* Frankfurt a. M.: Suhrkamp, 2007.

#### In French

- *L'ultime raison du sujet.* Arles, France: Actes Sud, 1988. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [2-86869-204-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/2-86869-204-4)

#### In Italian

- *Natura e Spirito – Lezioni sulla filosofia di Schelling*, a cura di Emilio Carlo Corriero, Torino, Rosenberg & Sellier, 2010.

### Articles

- "The World as Will and Representation: Deleuze's and Guattari's Critique of Capitalism as Schizo-Analysis and Schizo-Discourse". [*Telos*](http://www.telospress.com) 57 (Fall 1983). New York: Telos Press.

- Manfred, Frank. ["Non-objectal Subjectivity"](http://web.archive.org/web/20240911171710/https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/imp/jcs/2007/00000014/F0020005/art00008). *ingentaconnect.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/imp/jcs/2007/00000014/F0020005/art00008) on 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2026-02-19.

- "Qu’est-ce qu’un texte littéraire et que signifie sa compréhension?", in Revue Internationale de Philosophie, vol. 41, nº 162/163 (3-4), « Philosophie de la Littérature », 1987, p. 378-397. Partial translation of an article originally published in German. ([Read online](https://web.archive.org/web/20170110015652/http://ionas-editions.com/en/2017/01/08/1516/)).

## See also

- [Heidelberg School of philosophy of subjectivity](/source/Heidelberg_School_of_philosophy_of_subjectivity)

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Frank, Manfred (1989). *What Is Neostructuralism?*. Translated by Wilke, Sabine; Gray, Richard T. University of Minnesota Press.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Prof. Dr. Dres. h. c. Manfred Frank | University of Tübingen"](https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/fakultaeten/philosophische-fakultaet/fachbereiche/philosophie-rhetorik-medien/philosophisches-seminar/personen/ehemalige-professoren/prof-dr-dres-h-c-manfred-frank/). *uni-tuebingen.de*. Retrieved 2026-02-19.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Manfred Frank"](https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095832671). *Oxford Reference*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Fred Rush, "Review of *The Philosophical Foundations of Early German Romanticism*](http://ndpr.nd.edu/review.cfm?id=1024). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110724120000/http://ndpr.nd.edu/review.cfm?id=1024) 2011-07-24 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)," *Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews*, 9 December 2004.

## Further reading

- Alessandro Bertinetto ["Autocoscienza e soggettività nel pensiero di Manfred Frank"](https://sites.google.com/site/alessandrobertinetto/) Torino: Zamorani, 1998.

## External links

- [Frank's University homepage](https://uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/philosophische-fakultaet/fachbereiche/philosophie-rhetorik-medien/philosophisches-seminar/personen/ehemalige-professoren/prof-dr-dres-h-c-i-r-manfred-frank/)

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