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Spann, Othmar
© Copyright Othmar Spann, photo, 1937 Spann, Othmar, b. Altmannsdorf near Vienna, Oct. 1, 1878, d. Neustift near Güssing (Burgenland), July 8, 1950, economist, sociologist, historical philosopher. 1919 professor at the University of Vienna, fierce opponent of Marxism. Supporter of an idealistic sociology based on the principles of universality (in terms of economy and sociology, the individual is only to be considered as one part of the whole community-theory of the "true state"); called for a reorganization of state and society on the basis of corporations (Corporate State. Works: Die Haupttheorien in der Volkswirtschaftslehre, 1910 (251949); System der Gesellschaftslehre, 1914; Vom Geist der Volkswirtschaftslehre, 1919; Wahrer Staat, 1921 (41938); Irrungen des Marxismus, 1928; Hauptpunkte der universalist. Staatsauffassung, 1929; Geschichtsphilosophie, 1932. - Ed. of the magazine "Ständisches Leben" (1931f.) and "Ztschr. f. Volkswirtschaft". - Edition: Gesamtausgabe, ed. by W. Heinrich, 21 vols., 1963-1979. Literature: R. Amtmann, Die Geisteslehre O. S., 1960; G. Resele, O. S. Ständestaatskonzeption und polit. Wirken, master´s thesis, Vienna 2001.
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