The serious study of German philosophy requires that scholars be able to read philosophical texts in their original language and situate them in their broader intellectual, historical, and cultural context. A student who wishes to specialize in German Philosophy therefore ought to have firm grounding in German language, history, and literature. Faculty of both Philosophy and Germanic Studies are committed to training students so that they develop working relationships with scholars in both departments through participation in seminars, the German Philosophy Workshop, and events organized by the Chicago-Area Consortium on German Philosophy. The Joint Program is also designed to help create and facilitate opportunities for graduate students who wish at some point during their graduate career to spend some months studying German Philosophy at a German university.
Faculty Associated with the Joint Program in German Philosophy
The faculty of the Joint Program consists of two sorts: (1) faculty at the University of Chicago in both Philosophy and Germanic Studies who regularly teach courses and seminars and supervise dissertations on topics in German Philosophy; and (2) faculty at German universities who have a close relationship with the Departments of Philosophy and Germanic Studies here, come frequently as visitors to Chicago, and are available as intellectual resources to students enrolled in the Joint Program.
Selected Faculty at Universities in Germany and Switzerland Affiliated with the Joint Program
Gunter Abel, Technische Universität, Berlin - Link
Jonathan Beere, Humboldt Universität - Link
Michael Forster, Universität Bonn - Link
Logi Gunnarsson, Universität Potsdam - Link
Johannes Haag, Universität Potsdam - Link
Andrea Kern, Universität Leipzig - Link
Christoph König, Universität Osnabrück - Link
Albrecht Korschorke, Universität Konstanz - Link
Christoph Menke, Universität Frankfurt - Link
Sebastain Rödl, Universität Basel - Link
Pirmin Stekeler-Weithofer, Universität Leipzig - Link