I’m a PhD student at HHU Düsseldorf, working in the philosophy of mathematics and philosophy of science.
In particular, I am interested in understanding the relationship between the epistemology of mathematics and mathematical practice.
Also, I like Wittgenstein.
Curriculum Vitae
Full Higher Education
2016 – 20
Master of Arts in Theoretical Philosophy, HHU Wittgenstein’s Family Resemblance. Conceptions and Ramifications
2012 – 16
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy & History of Arts, HHU Die Schönheit der Mathematiker [The Mathematician’s Beauty]
Scholarship & Bursaries
2019
Travel Bursary of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, HHU, for the participation in the 6th International Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology (CLMPST)
2017 – 18
Scholarship of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung). While receiving the scholarship, I succesfully applied for several travel bursaries for the participation in international conferences.
Publications
2022
- “Familiy Resemblance and Context.” In Platonism. Contributions of the 43rd International Wittgenstein Symposium, edited by Herbert Hrachovec and Jakub Mácha. Kirchberg am Wechsel: ALWS. 64-66.
2021
- “Wittgensteins Begriff der Familienähnlichkeit. Interpretationen von 1960 bis heute.” In Wittgenstein und die Philosophiegeschichte, edited by Dennis Sölch and Bernard Ritter. Freiburg: Verlag Karl Alber. 376-429. (with Markus Schrenk)
Employment History
2020 – Present
Research & Teaching Fellow, Department of Philosophy, HHU
2019 – Present
Web Administrator,
Amnesty Service gGmbH
(100% subsidiary of Amnesty International Germany e.V.)
2016 – 20
Graduate Assistant, Department of Philosophy, HHU
2014 – 16
Student Assistant, Department of Philosophy, HHU
Talks
2024
- What Practices Cannot Tell Us. A Problem for Aposteriorism About Mathematical Knowledge
- What’s the Problem With Computer-Assisted Proofs?
- The Innocence of Mathematical Practices. A Problem for Aposteriorism
- Wittgenstein on Family Resemblance and Open Texture
- “The Safety Dilemma Put to the Test” (with Isabelle Keßels and Daian Bica)
2023
- What Practices Can(Not) Tell Us
- Assessing Surveyability. Reframing the Debate on Computer-Assisted Proofs
2022
- Family Resemblance and Context
- Familienähnlichkeit und Lebensform
2021
- Mathematical Knowledge as Social Knowledge?
- Social Dimensions of Mathematical Knowledge? Lessons From Mathematical Practice
- The Epistemic Role of Social Values in Mathematics
2019
- Are Computer-Assisted-Proofs Really Complex?
- Differences and Similarities in the Notion of Family Resemblance
- Computers and the King’s New Clothes. Remarks on Two Objections Against Computer Assisted Proofs in Mathematics
- Are Computer-Assisted-Proofs Really Complex? Complexity, Simplicity and Insight in Mathematics
- Konzeptionen von Sprache und Wahrheit bei Nietzsche und Wittgenstein
2018
- The Mathematician vs. the Computer. On the Surprising Dislike for Computer-Assisted Proofs in Mathematics
- Computer-Assisted Proofs and the Question of Complexity vs. Beauty in Mathematics
- Ästhetik der Mathematik?
- Is Mathematics Beautiful? A Non-reductive View on Aesthetic Judgements in Mathematics and Science
- Schöne Mathematik? Funktion und Bedeutung ästhetischer Werte in der mathematischen Forschung
2017
- Aesthetic Values in Mathematical Inquiry
Organised Conferences
2024
- What Do We Talk About When We Talk About (Scientific) Practices? Homepage
2023
- Problem Posing: Aesthetical and Other Considerations Homepage
2022
2021
- Logic and its Philosophy Homepage
2020
- Axiomatics: Ancient and Contemporary Perspectives Homepage
2019
- Mathematical Cultures, Values and Norms Homepage
- On What There Isn’t. Imagination, Impossibilities & Counterfactual Reasoning Homepage
2018
- What Do We Do When We Do Metaphysics? Homepage
Contact
Heinrich Heine University
Universitätsstr. 1
40225 Düsseldorf