Political Philosophy in Essen
Welcome
to the pages of the Chair for Practical Philosophy with focus on political, legal and social philosophy. Our research focuses on questions of legitimacy and justice in transnational contexts, on social ontology, on the significance of law and rights for the constitution of political order, and on property theory. Our approach is primarily systematic, but we also engage with the history of philosophy.
Current Teaching
OS Neuere Forschung zur politischen Philosophie (Niederberger)
Master-SE Ästh./Kultur/Soz.: Gesellschaft und Herrschaft (Niederberger, Tölle)
SE Praktische Philosophie: Feministische Theorie und Umweltphilosophie (Weiler)
SE Politische Philosophie/Sozialphilosophie: Was heißt es, gleich zu sein? (Niederberger, Orha)
Interdisziplinäres Seminar (MA Theorie des Sozialen): Transnationale Gerechtigkeit und Demokratie (Niederberger)
Master-SE Moralphil./Angewandte Ethik/Pol. Phil: Carl Schmitt, Der Begriff des Politischen (Tölle)
Current Research
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March 26: International Conference "Globalizing Political Philosophy", University of Ghana, Cedi Conference Centre
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March 23–24: International Conference "Globalizing Political Philosophy", Nelson Mandela University, Ocean Sciences Campus, Gqeberha/South Africa
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Publication: Andreas Niederberger, Philosophie der Menschenrechte
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Publication: Herders Bibliothek der Philosophie des Mittelalters, Series 4 – Start in Herbst 2025, Ed. Alexander Fidora, Matthias Lutz-Bachmann, Isabelle Mandrella and Andreas Niederberger
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Publication: Migration. Herausforderungen im Spannungsfeld von Theorie und Praxis. Ed. Oliviero Angeli, Andreas Niederberger and Hans Vorländer