Biography
Born 1968 in Germany, studied philosophy, sociology and literature in Munich (Hochschule für Philosophie S. J. & Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität) and Berlin (Freie Universität) with a grant from Evangelisches Studienwerk e. V. After MA (with a thesis on Hans Jonas) DFG-funded graduate student at the ethics institute IZEW in Tübingen. Since 1989 guest lectureships at universities in Berlin and Cologne. 1999-2002 assistent professor and researcher in bioethics at Tübingen University. 2001 doctorate in philosophy summa cum laude at FU Berlin with a dissertation on discourse ethics. 2002-2007 head of the "Arbeitsstelle für das Ethisch-Philosophische Grundlagenstudium" at the University of Freiburgi. Br./Germany with tenure position as 'Akademischer Rat'. Since 2007 research lecturer ('universitair docent') for practical philosophy at Utrecht University; 2008/09 also visiting professor at the University of Vienna.