Research at the Philosophy Department

Research at the Philosophy Department

» On the Agenda

  • Congresses, Workshops, Fellowships

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  • Publications

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  • Cooperations

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» Focus Areas

At present, our department members engage in the following areas of expertise:

  • Philosophy of Science and Technology
  • Science and Technology Studies (STS)
  • Politcal and Social Philosophy
  • Philosophy of Law
  • Philosophy of Nature
  • Philosophy of Culture
  • Philosophy of Medicine
  • Philosophy of Economics
  • Media Philosophy
  • Anthropology
  • Phenomenology
  • Hegel
  • Intercultural Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Gender

» Topics

  • Philosophy of the Market (Prof. Dr. Schmidt am Busch)
  • Dictonary of Philosophy of Law (Prof. Dr. Schmidt am Busch)
  • The Language of Biofacts, project submitted to the BMBF in May 2013, 1st positive evaluation of proposal in Oct. 2013 (Prof. Dr. Karafyllis, in coop. with TU Munich)
  • Philosophy of Autism - History of Science and Philosophy of Science (Prof. Dr. Karafyllis)
  • The Future of the Technological World (Prof. Dr. Karafyllis)
  • Plants as models in philosophy of nature and philosophy of culture (Prof. Dr. Karafyllis)
  • Biography of the Braunschweig based philosopher Willy Moog (1886-1935) (Prof. Dr. Karafyllis)