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Prof. Dr. Michaela Rehm*

Chair of History of Philosophy & Practical Philosophy:

Photo: Silke Tornede

Universität Bielefeld
Abteilung Philosophie
Postfach 100131
33501 Bielefeld

You can always make an appointment with me via "lehre-rehm@uni-bielefeld.de".

 

*privately: Michaela Kirchhofer-Rehm

Prof. Dr. Michaela Rehm

Geschichte der Philosophie und Praktische Philosophie Studiendekanin

Telephone
+49 521 106-4677
Telephone secretary
+49 521 106-6894
Room
Gebäude X A4-104

Short Vita

Studied philosophy, political science and comparative literature at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich. Magister Artium with a thesis on Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès' theory of representation. Doctoral studies in Munich, 2001 research stay in Paris. Doctorate in 2003 summa cum laude with a dissertation on Jean-Jacques Rousseau's political philosophy, released under the title Bürgerliches Glaubensbekenntnis. Moral and Religion in Rousseau's political philosophy, Paderborn: Fink 2006 (PDF of the publisher's advertisement, review). Habilitation 2016 with a thesis on moral obligation, Venia legendi for philosophy.

From 1996 to 1997 lecturer at the Geschwister-Scholl-Institute for Political Science at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, from winter semester 1997/1998 to winter semester 2003/2004 research assistant to Prof. Dr. Peter Joachim Opitz at the Geschwister-Scholl-Institute for Political Science, lectureship for political theory and philosophy. From summer semester 2003 to summer semester 2007 research assistant to Prof. Dr. Bernd Ludwig (Chair of Philosophy with focus on the history of philosophy) at the Philosophy Department of the Georg-August-University of Göttingen. Since winter semester 2007/2008 junior professor at the Department of Philosophy at Bielefeld University. Positive interim evaluation as junior professor in the summer semester 2010. Summer semester 2011 to winter semester 2012/13 administrative leave for a Junior Fellowship at the Max Weber College in Erfurt. From summer semester 2013 to winter semester 2014/15 on parental leave. In March 2017, acceptance of the offer to stay at Bielefeld University in order to avert a call for the W3 professorship for practical philosophy at Oldenburg University. Since then professorship for History of Philosophy and Practical Philosophy.


Research

Ethics and Practical Philosophy, Philosophy of Law, Philosophy of Religion, Aesthetics, History of Practical Philosophy.

Focus of Research:

  • Moral and Political Contractualism
  • Natural Law
  • Morality ↔ Law
  • Politics ↔ Religion
  • Practical Philosophy in the early Modern Era, especially Suárez, Hoobbes, Locke, Roussea, Kant and their environment

Memberships

  • Gesellschaft für Analytische Philosophie (GAP)
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Philosophie (DGPhil)
  • Deutsche Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft (DVPW)
  • Équipe Rousseau, Université de Paris IV - Sorbonne
  • Michaela Rehm ist Botschafterin der SWIP (Society for Women in Philosophy)

Academic Staff

Dr. Ariane Schneck

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Fynn Niklas Lichtenberg - Student Assistant

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Publications

Books

  • Moralische Verpflichtung (Habilitationsschrift, eingereicht im Mai 2016 an der Universität Bielefeld, noch unpubliziert).
  • Michaela Rehm/Bernd Ludwig (Hrsg.), John Locke, „Zwei Abhandlungen über die Regierung“, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag 2012 (Klassiker Auslegen; 43)
  • Bürgerliches Glaubensbekenntnis. Moral und Religion in Rousseaus politischer Philosophie. Mit einem Vorwort von Hans Maier, Paderborn: Fink 2006 (Rezension durch Reinhard Brandt in der Süddeutschen Zeitung vom 07. 06. 2007 und durch Reinhard Bach in den Études Jean-Jacques Rousseau 17, 2009) Auszug: Schluss: Rousseaus gescheitertes Versöhnungsprogramm

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