1970 - 1976
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Studies in physics, mathematics, and philosophy in Berlin and Munich
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1976
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Diploma in physics (Thesis in theoretical nuclear physics, supervised by Prof. Süßmann/Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich)
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1976 - 1979
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Studies in philosophy, logic, and philosophy of science at the LMU
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1980 - 1982
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Member of a research project funded by the DFG
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1982
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Ph.D. in philosophy at the LMU, supervised by Wolfgang Stegmüller
Subject: Formal Criteria for the Distinction of Theoretical Terms
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1983 - 1990
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Assistant Professor at the University of Bielefeld and the FU Berlin
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1989
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Habilitation in philosophy
Subject: Theory and Hypothesis. Studies on the Localization of Conflicts Between Theory and Experience.
Award for an outstanding habilitation by the Westfälisch-Lippische Universitätsgesellschaft
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1991 - 1993
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Heisenberg-Research-Scholarship
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1993 - 1999
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Professor of Philosophy (C 3) at the University of Bayreuth
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1998
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Offer for Chair in Philosophy (C 4) at the Ludwig-Mercator-University Duisburg with focus on theoretical philosophy (turned down)
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since 1999
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Professor of Philosophy (C 4) at the University of Hamburg
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2000 - 2006
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Vice president of the German Society for Analytic Philosophy (GAP) |
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Head of the Department of Philosophy, University of Hamburg
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since 2003
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Member of the Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina (German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina) |
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Founding member of the Akademie der Wissenschaften in Hamburg (Academy of Sciences in Hamburg)
Convenor for the working group Models, Simulations, and the Reduction of Complexity
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2007
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Head of the Department of Philosophy, University of Hamburg
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since 2007
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Member of the board of directors, Joachim Jungius Stiftung (Joachim Jungius Foundation)
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since 2008
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Director of Research, and responsible for international collaboration, Department of Philosophy, University of Hamburg
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