The philosophy department offers a broad and intensive research environment The philosophical research in Bielefeld covers all areas of philosophy, with a focus on current topics in analytic philosophy. The Bielefeld research tradition in philosophy aims for international visibility.
You can find out more about individual research projects on the personal homepages of each department member (you can find the list here). Below you find some general information about our research profile.
The philosophy department is among the leading philosophical institutions in Germany. It combines a broad thematic range with a clear methodological orientation
Within the region, the philosophy department cooperates with the philosophy departments in Bochum, Hannover, Münster and Osnabrück. With the colleagues from Münster the research group theoretical philosophy holds regular colloquia and graduate seminars
Because of its strong interdisciplinary orientation, Bielefeld university is an attractive place for pursuing a PhD:
Name | University | Period |
Milos Arsenijevic | University of Belgrade | October 2019 - December 2019 |
Milos Vuletic | University of Belgrade | October 2019 - December 2019 |
Aleksander Ostapiuk | Wroclaw University of Economics | November 2019 |
Sebastian Rand | Georgia State University | Januar 2019 - July 2019 |
Martin Fricke | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | October 2001 - September 2019 |
Juhani Yli-Vakkuri | University of Tartu | July 2017 - August 2018 |
Zaiqing Fang | Chinese Academy of Science Beijing | May 2016 - July 2016
October 2018 - December 2018 |
Justin Biddle | Georgia Institute of Technology | May 2015 - July 2015 |
Veronika Hofer | Medizinische Universität Wien und University of South Carolina |
May 2014 - July 2014 October 2014 - June 2016 Vertretung Prof. Reinhardt |
Michael Stöltzner | University of South Carolina | May 2014 - July 2014 |
Eran Tal | University of Toronto | September 2012 - June 2014 |
Hans Radder | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | October 2012 - November 2013 |
Kenneth Westphal | University of East Anglia | October 2012 - September 2013 |
Brandon Look | University of Kentucky | October 2012 - July 2013 |
Giora Hon | University of Haifa | August 2013 |
Ruth Lorand | University of Haifa | August 2013 |
Heather Douglas | University of Waterloo | May - June 2013 |
Lisa Gannett | Saint Mary's University | April - May 2012 |
Yuriditzi Pascacio | Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico | February 2012 - January 2013 |