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Prof. Dr. Nermi UYGUR

(15 January 1925, Istanbul – 21 February 2005, Istanbul) was a Turkish philosophy professor and author.

He began primary school in Pendik and completed it at Büyükada Primary School. He graduated from the Latin Department of Galatasaray High School in 1944. He completed his studies at Istanbul University Faculty of Letters, Department of Philosophy in 1948. After graduating from the University of Cologne, Nermi Uygur began working as an assistant at Istanbul University in January 1950. In 1952, he earned his doctorate with his thesis “The Ontological Structure of Cultural Sciences.” He became an associate professor in 1955 and a full professor in 1964. Sent abroad on assignment, he traveled by bicycle through Germany, France, and Belgium, conducting research on phenomenology. Upon his return to Turkey, he became an associate professor again with his thesis “The Other's Ego in Husserl.” Believing that “a philosopher achieves success if he works like an essayist,” he turned toward literature. Beginning with “The Power of Language” in 1962, he compiled his intellectual journey of questioning the world, philosophy, and culture into essay collections. From the 1960s onward, his writings began to be published abroad, gaining him international recognition. In 1966, he conducted research in Germany with a scholarship, and in 1970, he worked at universities in France and England. Between 1979 and 1981, he served as a visiting professor at Wuppertal University in Germany. At Wuppertal University, he taught courses primarily on Logic, Language, Art, and Cultural Philosophy. After his retirement in 1992, he began teaching History of Philosophy at Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts.