about me...
How wonderful! That even
The passions, prejudices and interests,
That sway the meanest thing, the weak touch
That moves the finest nerve,
And in one human brain
Causes the faintest thought, becomes a link
In the great chain of nature.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Queen Mab, Canto II, 102-108
I am a philosopher from Munich. My philosophical background can be described as follows: Based on an classical continental background, I am doing philosophy (and especially metaphysics) from an overall (modern) analytic perspective: In my opinion, `good metaphysics' puts forth theoretical explanations that (i) suffice by the the standards of modern logic, (ii) are coherent with the framework of other human theories about reality and (iii) are able to adequately map our most basic (iii-a) everyday-intuitions as well as (iii-b) our scientific intuitions about the nature of reality. I consider the results of many metaphysical debates of utmost importance for particular branches of philosophy (like ethics), the sciences and everyday life.. Nevertheless, I believe that human theories are only able to approximate reality asymptotically.
- Systematic focus:
Analytic Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind and Philosophy of Religion.
- Historical focus:
Whitehead, German Idealism, Leibniz and Thomism
Scientific Curriculum Vitae
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- since October 2009
Munich School of Philosophy (Godehard Brüntrup)
Scientific Assistant
- since March 2008
Munich School of Philosophy (University Adiminstration)
Tutor / Course Guidance
- April 2008 - July 2009
Comelio GmbH / Munich School of Philosophy
Research Assistant and Software Engineer (Project: DomOnto)
EDUCATION
- since August 2009
Munich School of Philosophy (Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind)
pursued degree: Dr. phil. in Philosophy
Working-title of the thesis: "Real Fourdimensionalism - An Essay in the Ontology of Time and Persistence"
- October 2005 - January 2008
Munich School of Philosophy (Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind)
Magister Artium in Philosopy, Logic and Cultural Studies
Title of the thesis: "Logik der Kreativität - Eine analytische Rekonstruktion eines Zentralbegriffs der Philosophie Alfred North Whiteheads" [The Logic of Creativity - an analytic re-interpretation of Whitehead's ontology]
- October 2004 - March 2006
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (Department of Physics)
Intermediate Diploma in Physics
- October 2002 - March 2004
Munich School of Philosophy
Bakkalaureus Philosophiae (Bachelor in Philosophy)