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Practical Philosophy

Practical philosophy enquires into the human being as a sentient, willing, and acting being who is subject to moral laws and produces forms of community.

The subject of systematic work is the nature of human thought and action: philosophy of mind and language, epistemology, moral philosophy, theory of action. The classical authors who are most significant are Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Kant, Hegel, Frege, Wittgenstein.

enlarge the image: Fresco by Raffael, The School of Athens (public domain)
Fresco by Raffael, The School of Athens (public domain)

From the summer semester 2023 to the summer semester 2024, Professor Sebastian Rödl will hold an Opus magnum from the Volkswagen Foundation.

During this time, Professor Rödl will be substituted by Dr. habil. Christian Kietzmann.

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Rödl

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Rödl

Professor, Opus magnum from summer semester 2023 to summer semester 2024

Practical Philosophy
Geisteswissenschaftliches Zentrum
Beethovenstraße 15, Room H2 1.07
04107 Leipzig

Office hours
Nach Vereinbarung per E-Mail

Team

PD Dr. Kerstin Andermann

PD Dr. Kerstin Andermann

Lecturer (LfbA)

Institute of Philosophy
Geisteswissenschaftliches Zentrum
Beethovenstraße 15, Room H2 1.08
04107 Leipzig

Office hours
nach Vereinbarung

Dr. Svantje Guinebert

Dr. Svantje Guinebert

Lecturer (LfbA)

Institute of Philosophy
Geisteswissenschaftliches Zentrum
Beethovenstraße 15, Room H2 1.10
04107 Leipzig

Office hours
Freitag 15:00 – 17:00 Uhr nach Anmeldung per E-Mail

Dr. Lucian Ionel

Dr. Lucian Ionel

Academic Staff

Practical Philosophy
Geisteswissenschaftliches Zentrum
Beethovenstraße 15, Room H2 1.05
04107 Leipzig

Phone: +49 341 97 - 35802

Office hours
Montag 15:00 – 16:00 Uhr nach Vereinbarung per E-Mail

Prof. Dr. Thomas Kater

Prof. Dr. Thomas Kater

Adjunct Professor

Institute of Philosophy
Geisteswissenschaftliches Zentrum
Beethovenstraße 15, Room H1 1.04
04107 Leipzig

Office hours
Dienstag 11:30 – 12:30 Uhr im Semester

Fellows

John Schwenkler (USA)
Humboldt Research Fellowship (01.06.2022 – 31.08.2024)

Student Assistants

Konrad Lucas

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