Marie Wegener

Since 10/2023: Research Associate and PhD Candidate in the project "REASONS F1RST: The Structure of Normativity," Bielefeld University (Benjamin Kiesewetter)

Education

• 09/2023: M.A. Philosophy, Bielefeld University, Master’s thesis: "Meaning-less Conceptual Engineering" (Supervisors: Steffen Koch and Matti Eklund)
• 01/2021–06/2021: Erasmus, Uppsala University
• 09/2019: B.A. Philosophy (major) and German Studies (minor), Gym/Ge, Bielefeld University, Bachelor’s thesis: "Das Gefühl des Absurden" (Supervisors: Michaela Rehm and Ralf Stoecker)

During Studies

• 07/2019–09/2023: Assistant at the Dean’s Office, Department of Philosophy, Bielefeld University
• 04/2022–03/2023: Research Assistant (Roland Kipke)
• 06/2021–03/2022: Tutor for "Philosophers Outside the University" (Almut v. Wedelstaedt)

Winter 2024/25:

• Versprechen (S) (with Benjamin Kiesewetter)

Winter 2025/26: 

• Philippa Foots "Die Natur des Guten" (S)

"REASONS F1RST: The Structure of Normativity" is an ERC-funded research project led by Prof. Dr. Benjamin Kiesewetter (duration: 2022–2027). Current information about the project—and about the positioning of my dissertation within it—can be found here on the project’s website.

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In addition, I am interested in further questions in metaethics, the philosophy of emotions, philosophy of language, applied ethics, and Wittgenstein.

Conference contributions

• 27.09.2025: "A unified indirect value-based theory of practical reasons", 4th Lund Early-Career Conference: Theoretical and Practical Reasons, Lund University.
• 24.03.2023: "Why dogs can’t pretend and women are bad philosophers – (gender) stereotypes and grammatische Sätze", Wittgenstein and the Concept of ‘Woman’: Perspectives from Ordinary Language Philosophy, Art and History, Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Philosophical coaching

• 29.09.2023: "Philosophisches Coaching – Ein Instrument zur Unterstützung ethischer Kompetenzen in der klinischen Ethikberatung" , AEM Jahrestagung, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (gemeinsam mit Nele Röttger und Ralf Stoecker).
• 19.10.2022: "Zwangsbehandlungen und zwischenmenschliche Beziehungen" Philosophisches Coaching mit dem Klinischen Ethikkomitee der Universitätsmedizin Göttingen (gemeinsam mit Nele Röttger).