Theoretical PhilosophyProf. Dr. Raphael van Riel

Professor

E-Mail: raphael.vanriel@uni-due.de  

Room: R12 V04 D21

Raphael van Riel is interested in a variety of topics, mainly in the philosophy of science, the philosophy of language and in metaphysics. At the moment, he mainly works on questions in the philosophy of the social sciences and on scientific and non-scientific explanation.

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Theoretical PhilosophyProf. Dr. Thorsten Sander

Adjunct Professor

E-Mail: thorsten.sander@uni-due.de

Room: R12 V02 D94

Thorsten Sander specializes in philosophy of language. More recently, he has been working on the philosophy of Gottlob Frege and on various kinds of non-at-issue contents.

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Theoretical PhilosophyDr. Stefan Rinner

Assistant Professor

E-Mail: stefan.rinner@uni-due.de

Room: R12 V04 D89

Stefan Rinner's research focuses on the philosophy of language and related areas, such as philosophy of mind, epistemology and metaphysics. He is currently working on the semantics and pragmatics of hate speech and political speeches, the philosophy of language of psychotherapy, propositional attitudes and their ascription, the semantics of referential expressions and skeptical arguments in connection with semantic externalism.

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Theoretical PhilosophyDr. Lars Dänzer

Research Associate

E-Mail: lars.daenzer@uni-due.de

Room: R12 V02 D94

Lars Dänzer is interested in a wide range of topics in both theoretical and practical philosophy. His areas of specialisation lie in and at the intersection of philosophy of language, philosophy of mind/psychology and epistemology.

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Theoretical PhilosophyDr. Lukas Schwengerer

Research Associate 

E-Mail: lukas.schwengerer@uni-due.de

Room: R12 V02 D94

Lukas Schwengerer primarily works on topics in the intersection of epistemology and philosophy of mind, with a particular interest in self-knowledge and how anti-individualist approaches in the philosophy of mind impact epistemological questions.

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Theoretical PhilosophyMarius Mumbeck, M.A.

Doctoral Student

E-Mail: marius.mumbeck@stud.uni-due.de

Marius Mumbeck is primarily interested in the philosophy of language, particularly in pragmatics. In his dissertation project, he is researching the interconnection between the social functions of expressions and their meaning.

Theoretical PhilosophyKai Ploemacher, M.A. M.Ed.

Research Associate / Doctoral Student

E-Mail: kai.ploemacher@stud.uni-due.de

Kai Ploemacher is interested in topics at the intersection of philosophy of language, metaphysics, and philosophical methodology. He currently works on functional explanations in the philosophy of language.

Theoretical PhilosophyLukas Baumgarten

Student Assistant

E-Mail: lukas.baumgarten@stud.uni-due.de

Theoretical PhilosophyKimberly Brett

Student Assistant

E-Mail: kimberly.brett@stud.uni-duisburg-essen.de

Theoretical PhilosophyEmre Yüksel

Student Assistant

E-Mail: emre.yueksel@stud.uni-due.de