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Dr. Michael Oliva Córdoba

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Research Associate (Postdoc)

History of philosophy

Address

Universität Hamburg
Faculty of Humanities
Department of Philosophy
Institute of Philosophy
Überseering 35 #4 Post Box
20146 Hamburg

Office

Überseering 35, 3rd floor / west
Room: 03079

Office hours

Wednesdays, 14:00-15:00 (by appointment via e-mail)
Scientific co-ordinator: mondays  & wednesdays 9:00-18:00

Contact

Tel.: +49 40 428 38 - 3526
Fax: +49 40 428 38 - 3983

Key aspects of activity

  • History of philosophy (19. & 20. century)
  • Philosophy of language
  • Action theory

Curriculum Vitae

Summer term 2017 Visiting lecturer in praxeology in the master's programme in Entrepreneurial Economics (M.Sc.) at the BiTS Business and Information Technology School, Berlin
since 2007 Scientific co-ordinator to the Department of Philosophy, University of Hamburg
2003 - 2007 Officer / head of planning, Department of Philosophy, University of Hamburg
2000 Doctorate in philosophy, dissertation: Sense and Incompleteness. Aspects of the Semantics of Descriptions [in German]
2000 - 2002 Temporary lecturer, Department of Philosophy, University of Hamburg
1996 - 2000 Research stipendiary, Doctoral programme in cognitive science, University of Hamburg
1995 Magister Artium, master's thesis: Erkenntniswert and cognitive value [in German]
1994 - 1996 Editor / head of music, Klassik-Radio GmbH & Co. KG
1987 - 1994 Study of philosophy, English language and literature, social anthropology and education, University of Hamburg

Areas of Specialization

  • History of philosophy (19. & 20. century)
  • Philosophy of language
  • Action theory
  • The philosophy of Gottlob Frege
  • The philosophy of Ludwig von Mises

Publications

2017 'Uneasiness and scarcity. An analytic approach towards Ludwig von Mises' Praxeology', in Axiomathes Vol. 27, pp. 521–529.
2014 'Meta-linguistic Descriptivism and the Opacity of Quotation', Acta Analytica, 2014, Vol. 29(4), pp. 413–426.
2014 'Why we act [in German, with Rolf W. Puster], in Windmüller, Sonja & Klein, Inga (eds.), Kultur der Ökonomie, ‪Bielfeld 2014: transcript Verlag, pp. 149-154.
2013 'What is freedom?' [in German, with Rolf. W. Puster], online publication, Wirtschaftswoche, 13. November 2013.
2002 'Rigidity and Modal Asymmetry: The Intuitive Kripkean Argument Revisited', in: Beckermann, Ansgar & Nimtz, Christian (eds.), Argument & Analyse, Paderborn 2002: Mentis, pp. 306-320.
2002 Sense and Incompleteness. Aspects of the Semantics of Descriptions [in German]. Mentis Verlag, Paderborn

Courses taught

Unless otherwise noted all courses taught in German

Semester
LevelSubject
WS 2019/20 Intermediate The problem of moral obligation
WS 2019/20 Advanced Semantics and pragmatics
WS 2019/20 Advanced The paradox of analysis
SS 2019 Intermediate Foundations of action theory
SS 2019 Advanced Capitalism - nature and problems
WS 2018/19 Intermediate Moral disagreement
WS 2018/19 Advanced The concert of the just price: Theory and application
WS 2018/19 Advanced Searle: Intentionality
SS 2018 Advanced Mally: The Basic Laws of Ought: Elements of the Logic of Willing
SS 2018 Advanced Theory of proper names
SS 2018 Advanced Kukathas: The Liberal Archipelago
WS 2017/18 Advanced Analytic praxeology [in English]
WS 2017/18 Advanced Frankfurt on equality
SS 2017 Intermediate Frege: "On sense and reference"
SS 2017 Advanced Coercion and subjectivity
WS 2016/17 Intermediate Williams: "Internal and external reasons"
WS 2016/17 Advanced Action and freedom
WS 2016/17 Advanced Contractualism
SS 2016 Intermediate The problem of universals
SS 2016 Advanced Wanting, believing, and doing
WS 2015/16 Intermediate Outlines of Pyrrhonian Scepticism
WS 2015/16 Advanced Austin: "A Plea for Excuses"
WS 2015/16 Advanced von Wright: Explanation and Understanding
SS 2015 Intermediate Ethics and law
SS 2015 Advanced Frankfurt: "Freedom of the Will and the concept of a person"
WS 2014/15 Intermediate John Locke: Two Treatises on Government
WS 2014/15 Advanced Donald Davidson: "Freedom to Act"
WS 2014/15 Advanced W.V.O. Quine: "Two Dogmas of Empiricism"

Miscellaneous

2019 "The problem of moral obligation and the paradox of analysis. Aspects of the semantics and pragmatics of valuing and explanation [in German]", unpublished research paper, version 4. March 2019
2019 "Of Those Things that Weaken, or Tend to the Dissolution of a Commonwealth: Hobbes and the Role of Government in Education [in German]", unpublished research paper, version 3. April 2019, revised version of a lecture held on the "Unitag 2019" in the University of Hamburg on 19. February 2019
2018 "Subjectivism, the revolutionary insight of Austrian theory", abstract, version 15. August 2018
2018 "Subjectivity and objectivity", unpublished research paper, version 04. July 2018
2018 "The theory of the just price in light of Codex Iustinianus 4.44.2 und 4.44.8 [in German]", unpublished research paper, version 18. September 2018
2017 "On the philosophy and logic of human action", unpublished research paper, version 12. March 2018
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Responsibilities

• Scientific Coordinator
• Head of Program