About

Thank you for your interest! I am a professor of philosophy (“Juniorprofessorin”) at the University of Bamberg, an external member of the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP) and an associated member at the Konstanz Center for Philosophy of Mathematics. I also serve as a member of the board of trustees of the Martin Buber Society of Fellows.

My main research interests are in metaphysics and epistemology, philosophy of mathematics and philosophy of science. Central questions are how mathematics shapes the philosophical conceptualization of reality, whether reality exceeds the physical realm, and if there can be knowledge beyond the limits of language. You can find my work here and on Academia and PhilPeople.

In 2023, I received the Karl-Heinz Hoffmann-Prize awarded by the Bavarian Academy of Sciences for outstanding achievements in the field of philosophy.

Here are links to some of my recent outreach activites:

  • ‘The Mystery of Existence’ – a panel discussion with Richard Dawkins, Richard Swinburne, and Jessica Frazier at the Royal Institution in London
  • ‘Does Math Reveal Reality?’ – a panel discussion with Brian Greene, Sheldon Goldstein, David Albert and Max Tegmark at the World Science Festival in New York.
  • ‘Mathematik’ – an interview with Michel Friedman on mathematics
  • ‘Lost in Language’ – a panel discussion with Saul Kripke, Hilary Lawson, and Paul Boghossian