Alexander König
Alexander König, born 1974, studied history, catholic theology, and philosophy at the University of Saarland. He obtained a teaching qualification for secondary school’s (2005) and a master’s degree in media and education from the University of Rostock (2008). At the moment, he works as a teacher at a German French School in Saarbrücken for the subjects history, ethics, philosophy, and religion. He is a part-time lecturer at the University of Saarland, responsible for the training of future history teachers and a lecturer at the Chair of Cultural and Media History in the same institution. His philosophical interest focuses on media and the philosophy of technology. His previous publications focussed on the use of educational technologies in the classroom. His book “KI-Pädagogik” (2024) describes the impact of articifial intelligence on education.
Articles of Alexander König
Medienphilosophie als „Kommunikologie” – Vilém Flussers (1920-1991) Phänomenologie des Medialen
Despite his ambivalence towards the concept of “media”, Vilém Flusser is considered one of the foundational figures of media philosophy. His complex and associative thinking is highly sceptical with regard to traditional science-orientated media concepts. Flusser’s unique approach to media theory is fundamentally a phenomenology of the media. To capture these tensions the essay pursues a work-inherent interpretation. The essay delves into Flusser’s “Communicology” focusing on his ideas about texts, codes, symbols, and the interplay between media and human thought. One main thesis of the paper is that Flusser emphasizes in his work the need for a nuanced understanding of media philosophy, considering diverse methodological approaches and the evolving nature of media in contemporary society.