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Authored Books

• Damschen, G., Schönecker, D. (³2024), Selbstphilosophieren. A book of methods, 3rd, reviewed, revised and supplemented edition, Berlin/Boston: de Gruyter, 363 pp. [second edition 2013, first edition 2012] ISBN: 978-3-11-058917-7
  https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110618907/html
• Damschen, G., Schönecker, D. (²2013), Philosophising yourself. A method book, 2nd, reviewed and revised edition, Berlin/Boston: de Gruyter, 327 pp. [first edition 2012] ISBN: 978-3-11-031448-9
• Damschen, G. (2012), Epistemological ultimate justification. An investigation into the basic structure of the forms of knowledgeMartin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 254 pp. [A revised version will be published 2023 in "Quellen und Studien zur Philosophie", Berlin/Boston: de Gruyter].

Edited Books

• Damschen, G., Bauer, Alexander Max, Siebel, Mark (eds.) (2024), Paradoxes. Borderline thinking and thinking boundaries from A(llwissen) to Z(eit), Paderborn: Brill mentis, 250 pp. ISBN: 978-3-95743-251-3
  https://brill.com/edcollbook/title/59384?language=de
• Damschen, G., Vigo, A. G. (eds.) (2015), Dialogue and understanding. Classical and modern perspectives, Münster: Lit, 245 pp. ISBN: 978-3-8258-6686-0

• Damschen, G., Heil, A. (eds.) (2014), Brill's Companion to Seneca. Philosopher and DramatistLeiden/Boston: Brill, 883 pp. DOI: doi.org/10.1163/9789004217089
  • Reviews:
    • Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2014.09.20 (G. A. Staley)
    • Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association 10, 2014: 104-105 (G. D. Dunn)
    • Ancient History Bulletin Online Reviews 4, 2014: 117-119 (C. Trinacty)
    • Choice. Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 52.1, 2014: 72 (A. M. Busch)
    • Mnemosyne 68, 2015 (V. Hunink)
• Damschen, G., Kaegi, D., Rudolph, E. (eds.) (2012), Theophrastus: Metaphysics, Greek/German, Hamburg: Meiner, LXII, 114 pp. ISBN: 978-3-7873-2169-8
  • Review:
    • Frankfurter Rundschau, 11-15-2012, No. 267: 34 (D. Pilz)
• Damschen, G., Schnepf, R., Stueber, K. (eds.) (2009), Debating Dispositions. Issues in Metaphysics, Epistemology and Philosophy of MindBerlin/New York: de Gruyter, 344 pp. ISBN: 978-3-11-018403-7
• Blum, P. R., Damschen, G., Kaegi, D., Mulsow, M., Rudolph, E., Vigo, A. G. (eds.) (2006), Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, On Being and the One. De ente et uno. Text, translation and commentary, Latin/German, Hamburg: Meiner, LXXXIX pp., 94 pp. ISBN: 978-3-7873-1760-8
  • Reviews:
    • Süddeutsche Zeitung, 08-05-2006 (K. Flasch)
    • Gnostika 35, 2007: 100 (F. W. Schmitt)
    • The Goetheanum 49, 2007: 2 (M. Mochner)
    • Information Philosophie 2, May 2008: 52-53 (P. Moser)
    • Litterae Cusanae 8 (1), 2008: 26-27 (I. Mandrella)
    • Philosophisches Jahrbuch 116, 2009: 182-183 (C. A. Andersen)
• Damschen, G., Heil, A. (eds.) (2004), Marcus Valerius Martialis, Epigrammaton liber decimus. The tenth book of epigrams. Text, translation, interpretations. With an introduction, Martial bibliography and an appendix on the history of reception, Frankfurt a.M./New York: Lang, 507 pp. ISBN: 978-3-631-52821-1
  • Reviews:
    • Meander 2004, issue 5-6: 493-495 (H. Szelest)
    • Museum Helveticum 62, 2005: 245 (P. Habermehl)
    • Anzeiger für die Altertumswissenschaft 59, 2006: 23-29 (S. Lorenz)
    • Gymnasium 113, 2006: 551-553 (F. Grewing)
• Damschen, G., Schönecker, D. (eds.) (2003), The moral status of human embryos. Pro and contra species, continuum, identity and potentiality argumentsBerlin/New York: de Gruyter, 331 pp. ISBN: 978-3-11-017365-9
  • Reviews:
    • F.A.Z., 10-30-2002, No. 252: 40 (W. Höfling)
    • Die ZEIT, 11-28-2002, No. 49: 52 (E. von Thadden)
    • Lebensforum 67, 2003: 25 (A. Reimann)
    • Theologische Quartalschrift 183, 2003: 84-85 (D. Mieth)
    • Journal of Medical Ethics 49, 2003: 223-224 (M. Honecker)
    • Ethica 12, 2004: 320-325 (S. Schoknecht)
    • Philosophisches Jahrbuch 111, 2004: 261-263 (N. Knoepffler)
    • Theologische Beiträge 39, 2008: 132-133 (H. Jung)
• Damschen, G., Enskat, R., Vigo, A. G. (eds.) (2003), Plato and Aristotle - sub ratione veritatis. Festschrift for Wolfgang Wieland on his 70th birthdayGöttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 339 pp. ISBN ISBN: 978-3-52-530139-5
  • Review:
    • Gymnasium 112, 2005: 481-482 (H. Steinthal)

Articles and Book Chapters

• Damschen, G., Bauer, Alexander Max, Siebel, Mark (2024), Foreword, in: Damschen, G., Bauer, Alexander Max, Siebel, Mark (eds.), Paradoxes. Borderline thinking and boundaries of thought from A(llwissen) to Z(eit), Paderborn: Brill mentis: VII-XIII.
• Damschen, G. (2020), The performative self-contradiction of every propositional revelation, Methodus 1.2020: 12-23.
• Damschen, G. (2020), Living philosophically. The Socratic-Platonic Position, in: Open Horizon. Yearbook of the Karl Jaspers Society 6.2019/20: 115-124.
• Damschen, G. (2017), Definition, conditions and bearers of personhood - three philosophical aporiasin: Loretan, A. (ed.): The Dignity of the Human Person. On the Council Declaration on Religious Freedom "Dignitatis humanae", Münster: Lit: 153-164.
• Damschen, G. (2015), Autologos. A dialogue on fundamental logicin: Damschen, G., Vigo, A. G. (eds.), Dialogue and Understanding. Classical and modern perspectives, Münster: Lit: 229-244.
• Damschen, G., Ferber, R. (2015), Is the Idea of the Good Beyond Being? Plato's "epekeina tês ousias" Revisited (Republic 6,509b8-10)in: Nails, D., Tarrant, H. (eds.): Second Sailing: Alternative Perspectives on Plato. Commentationes Humanarum Litterarum 132, Helsinki: Societas Scientiarum Fennica: 197-203.
• Damschen, G. (2014), God's necessary existence creates meaning. Attempt at a transcendental-modal-logical proofin: Bär, M., Paulin, M. (eds.): Does happiness make sense? Theological and philosophical explorations, Ostfildern: Grünewald: 96-111.
• Damschen, G., Rudolph, E. (2012), Introductionin: Damschen, G., Kaegi, D., Rudolph, E. (eds.), Theophrastus. Metaphysics, Hamburg: Meiner: IX-XLV.
• Damschen, G. (2012), Is truth positive? A Paradox of Gödel's Positivity, in: Petersen, O., Borchers, D., Spitzley, T., Stöckler, M. (eds.), Proceedings of GAP.7 Reflecting and Thinking Ahead - Challenges to Philosophy, online publication of the University of Duisburg-Essen (DuEPublico): 51-57.
• Damschen, G. (2011), Saber-cómo disposicional vs. saber-que proposicional, Universitas Philosophica 57 (28): 189-212.
• Damschen, G. (2011), Questioning Gödel's Ontological Proof: Is Truth Positive?, European Journal for Philosophy of Religion 3(1): 161-169. DOI: doi.org/10.24204/ejpr.v3i1.386
• Damschen, G. (2010), Are There Ultimately Founded Propositions?, Universitas Philosophica 54: 163-177.
• Damschen, G. (2009), Dispositional Knowledge-How versus Propositional Knowledge-That, in: Damschen, G., Schnepf, R., Stueber, K. (eds.), Debating Dispositions. Issues in Metaphysics, Epistemology, and Philosophy of Mind, Berlin/New York: de Gruyter: 278-295. DOI: doi.org/10.1515/9783110211825.278
• Damschen, G., Schnepf, R., Stueber, K. (2009), Introductionin: Damschen, G., Schnepf, R., Stueber, K. (eds.), Debating Dispositions. Issues in Metaphysics, Epistemology, and Philosophy of Mind, Berlin/New York: de Gruyter: IX-XVII.
• Damschen, G. (2008), This is Nonsense, The Reasoner 2 (10): 6-8.
• Damschen, G., Heil, A. (2006), The Gram of the Grammarians (Epigrammata Bobiensia 61)Philologus 150: 251-264. DOI: doi.org/10.1524/phil.2006.150.2.251
• Damschen, G., Schönecker, D. (2006), Saving Seven Embryos or Saving One Child? Michael Sandel on the Moral Status of Human Embryos, Journal of Philosophical Research, special issue Ethics and the Life Sciences: 239-245. DOI: doi.org/10.5840/jpr_2007_18
• Damschen, G., Gómez-Lobo, A., Schönecker, D. (2006), Sixteen Days? A Reply to B. Smith and B. Brogaard on the Beginning of Human Individuals, Journal of Medicine and Philosophy 31: 165-175. DOI: doi.org/10.1080/03605310600588707
• Damschen, G. (2005), The Contingency Postulate of TruthHegel-Jahrbuch 7(1): 320-325. DOI: doi.org/10.1524/hgjb.2005.7.jg.320
• Damschen, G. (2005), Is knowing-that a subspecies of knowing-how?, in: Neumaier, O., Sedmak, C., Zichy, M. (eds.), Philosophical Perspectives. Contributions to the VII. International Congress of the Austrian Society for Philosophy, Frankfurt a.M./Lancaster: Ontos: 290-295.
• Damschen, G. (2004), The Latin acrostic. New Findings in Ovid and Virgil, Grattius, Manilius and Silius ItalicusPhilologus 148: 88-115. DOI: doi.org/10.1524/phil.2004.148.1.88
• Damschen, G. (2004), Idaeos Cato. On an acrostic in Seneca (AL 394 S. B.)Hermes 131: 501-502.
• Damschen, G., Heil, A. (2004), Reception of the tenth book of epigramsin: Damschen, G., Heil, A. (eds.), Marcus Valerius Martialis, Epigrammaton liber decimus. Das zehnte Epigrammbuch, Frankfurt a.M./New York: Lang: 369-395.
• Damschen, G. (2004), 7 translations and interpretations, in: Damschen, G., Heil, A. (eds.), Marcus Valerius Martialis, Epigrammaton liber decimus. Das zehnte Epigrammbuch, Frankfurt a.M./New York: Lang.
  • Ep. 1: As you like it (pp. 37-40)
  • Ep. 4: The aim of poetry: self-knowledge (49-53)
  • Ep. 40: Coming in - Coming out (162-163)
  • Ep. 42: A fluffy little fruit (167-169)
  • Ep. 47: Ways to a happy life (183-187)
  • Ep. 71: Perfect Life (259-261)
  • Ep. 103: Bibilis' 'Citizen of Honour' (361-364)
• Damschen, G., Schönecker, D. (2003), Arguments and problems in the embryo debate - an overviewin: Damschen, G., Schönecker, D. (eds.), The moral status of human embryos. Pro and contra Species, Continuum, Identity and Potentiality Arguments, Berlin/New York: de Gruyter: 1-7.
• Damschen, G., Schönecker, D. (2003), The dignity of human embryos. On the moral relevance of potentiality and numerical identityin: Stoecker, R. (ed.), Human Dignity. Annäherung an einen Begriff, Vienna: övb&hpt: 201-229.
• Damschen, G., Schönecker, D. (2003), The Dignity of Human Embryos. On the moral relevance of potentiality and numerical identity, Internationale Zeitschrift für Philosophie, Heft 2: 44-69.
• Damschen, G., Schönecker, D. (2003), In dubio pro embryone. New arguments on the moral status of human embryosin: Damschen, G., Schönecker, D. (eds.), The moral status of human embryos. Pro und contra Spezies-, Kontinuums-, Identitäts- und Potentialitätsargument, Berlin/New York: de Gruyter: 187-267.
• Damschen, G. (2003), Limits of the Conversation about Ideas. The Forms of Knowledge and the Necessity of Ideas in Plato's "Parmenides"in: Damschen, G., Enskat, R., Vigo, A. G. (eds.), Plato and Aristotle - sub ratione veritatis. Festschrift for Wolfgang Wieland on his 70th birthday, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht: 31-75.
• Damschen, G., Schönecker, D. (2003), Verletzungsverbot oder Menschenwürde?, Information Philosophie 2: 118-124 [Talk with Ludger Honnefelder and Reinhard Merkel]
• Damschen, G. (2003), What hurts? Thoughts on the small and large problem of pain, in: Die Junge Akademie (ed.), Was ist es, das in uns schmerzt? Preisfrage der Jungen Akademie 2001, Berlin: 51-59 [= reprint Berlin: Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag 2005: 55-63].
• Damschen, G., Schönecker, D. (2003), Future φ. On a subjectivist thought experiment in the embryo debate, Yearbook of Science and Ethics 8: 67-93. DOI: doi.org/10.1515/9783110243963.3
• Damschen, G. (2001), Aristotle, "Analytica Posteriora" A2, 72a8-9: 'The one part of a proposition', Hermes 129: 125-128.
• Damschen, G. (2000), Forms of reasoning. On the structure and scope of reflexive arguments in Plato, Cicero and Apelin: Baumbach, M. (ed.), Tradita et Inventa. Studies on the Afterlife of Antiquity, Heidelberg: Winter: 549-573.
• Damschen, G. (2000), Six aspects of a possible contribution of philosophy to politicsin: Mühleisen, H.-O. (ed.), Vom Nutzen der Philosophie für die Politik, Frankfurt a.M.: Knecht: 14-27.
• Damschen, G. (1999), Catullus c. 94: "ipsa olera olla legit", Mnemosyne 52: 169-176. DOI: doi.org/10.1163/1568525991528905
• Damschen, G. (1999), The principle of performative contradiction. On the epistemological significance of the dialogue form in Plato's "Euthydemos"Méthexis 12: 89-101. DOI: doi.org/10.1163/24680974-90000325
• Damschen, G. (1998), Gred Ibscher †, Gnomon 70: 380-381.
• Damschen, G. (1996), Introduction, in: Ibscher, G. (ed.), Demokrit. Fragmente zur Ethik, Greek/German, Stuttgart: Reclam: 7-25.

Entries in Encyclopedias and Handbooks

• Damschen, G. (2006), 23 entries in: Brill's New PaulyLeiden: Brill. ISBN: 9789004122598
  • Lysimachus [6]
  • Marianus [1]
  • Marcellinus [2]
  • Megaclides
  • Melampus [2]
  • Menecrates [13]
  • Menophanes [2]
  • Methodius [2]
  • Mnaseas
  • Naucrates [2]
  • Nicander
  • Nicanor [9] of Cos
  • Nicanor [10] from Cyrene
  • Nicias [9]
  • Paroimia
  • Paroimiographoi
  • Philemon [7]
  • Philo [15]
  • Philoxenus [8]
  • Proverbs
  • Stichometry
  • Theognostus
  • Theon [4]
• Damschen, G. (1999-2002), 23 entries in: The New Pauly, vol. 7-11, Stuttgart: Metzler. ISBN: 978-3476014702
  • Lysimachus [6] (7, 608)
  • Marianos [1] (7, 894)
  • Markellinos [2] (7, 914)
  • Megakleides (7, 1133)
  • Melampus [2] (7, 1166)
  • Menecrates [13] (7, 1231)
  • Menophanes [2] (7, 1251)
  • Methodios [2] (8, 96)
  • Mnaseas (8, 301)
  • Naucrates [2] (8, 746)
  • Nikandros (8, 900)
  • Nikanor [9] from Kos (8, 902)
  • Nicanor [10] from Cyrene (8, 903)
  • Nikias [9] (8, 915-916)
  • Paroimia (8)
  • Paroimiographoi (8)
  • Philemon [7] (9)
  • Philon [15] (9)
  • Philoxenos [8] (9)
  • Proverb (10)
  • Stichometria (10)
  • Theognostos (11)
  • Theon [4] (11)
• Damschen, G. (1999), 3 entries in: Volpi, F. (ed.), Großes Werklexikon der Philosophie, 2 full, Stuttgart: Kröner. ISBN: ISBN 978-3-520-82901-6
  • Alexander of Aphrodisias (31-33)
  • Peri hypsus (1640)
  • Peri ton areskonton philosophois physikon dogmaton (1640-1641)
• Damschen, G. (1998), 3 entries in: Ebert, T., Freie Fachschaft Philosophie Heidelberg (eds.), Heidelberger Literaturführer Philosophie. A collection of tips and commentaries on philosophical literature, Heidelberg.
  • Pre-Socratics (19-31)
  • Aristotle (36-47)
  • Cicero ( 50-51)

Reviews

• Damschen, G., Ferber, R. (2014), André Höhn: Observations on the formation of the image of Socrates in the Platonic 'Symposium', Gnomon 86(7): 644-646. doi.org/10.5167/uzh-100090
• Ferber, R., Damschen, G. (2014), Jonathan Barnes et al.: Eleatica 2008: Zenone e l'infinitoGnomon 86(1): 71-73. DOI: doi.org/10.5167/uzh-89103
• Damschen, G., Mai, H. (2008), Enlightenment and Science, Yearbook 2007 of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (Halle/Saale), Leopoldina 53: 339-346.
• Damschen, G., Mai, H. (2008), Aufklärung und Wissenschaft, Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte 31: 68-69. DOI: doi.org/10.1002/bewi.200701257

Bibliographies

• Damschen, G. (2004), Martial bibliography with indicesin: Damschen, G., Heil, A. (eds.), Marcus Valerius Martialis, Epigrammaton liber decimus. Das zehnte Epigrammbuch, Frankfurt a.M./New York: Lang: 401-490.
• Damschen, G., Schönecker, D. (2003), Selected bibliography on the moral status of human embryosin: Damschen, G., Schönecker, D. (eds.), The Moral Status of Human Embryos. Pro und contra Spezies-, Kontinuums-, Identitäts- und Potentialitätsargument, Berlin/New York: de Gruyter: 295-309.
• Damschen, G. (2003), Schriftenverzeichnis Wolfgang Wielands, in: Damschen, G., Enskat, R., Vigo, A. G. (eds.), Platon und Aristoteles - sub ratione veritatis. Festschrift for Wolfgang Wieland on his 70th birthday, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht: 334-339.
• Damschen, G. (2003), The Ancient Acrostic. A Bibliography.

Miscellaneous

• Damschen, G., Schönecker, D. (2012), Radio talk with Jürgen Wiebicke about the craft of philosophizing, WDR 5: Das philosophische Radio, Cologne, broadcast date: 8 June 2012, 8.05-9.00 p.m.
• Damschen, G. (2005), Revision of Willard van Orman Quine, Philosophy of Logic, translated by Hermann Vetter, Bamberg: C.C. Buchners, 148 pp. (= Fascination Philosophy, vol. 1, ed. V. Hösle). ISBN 978-3-7661-6651-7
• Damschen, G., Kaufmann, M., Schönecker, D. (2002), Interviews with scholars from the University of Halle-Wittenberg who work in genetics and related disciplines, in: Emporium. 500 years of the University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle.

Unpublished Manuscript

• Damschen, G. (forthcoming), Proto-Philosophy. Das System der Grundbegriffe, 130 pp. (On the systematic connection between the basic concepts "love", "person", "knowledge", "truth", and "existence").