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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
By appointment by email.
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 | Research Associate, 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
| 2020 | "Discrimination and wrongfulness: Huxley’s nightmare and the role of the state", Zeitschrift für Praktische Philosophie, 7(1), (July) 2020, pp. 191–230. |
| 2019 | „The Theory of a Just Price in Light of Codex Iustinianus 4.44.2 and 4.44.8”, Archives for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy, 2019, Vol. 105(4), pp. 533–575. |
| 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 | Level | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| SS 2021 | Intermediate | Thomas Nagel: What is it like to be a bat? |
| SS 2021 | Intermediate | From Individual to Plural Agency |
| SS 2021 | Advanced | Freedom and the Welfare State (Hayek: The Constitution of Liberty, Part III) (P) |
| SS 2021 | Advanced | Thomas Hobbes: Elemements of Law (1640) |
| SS 2021 | Advanced | Kazimierz Twardowski: On the Content and Object of Presentations (1894) |
| WS 2020/21 | Intermediate | Semantics and Ontology |
| WS 2020/21 | Intermediate | Frankfurt: The problem of action |
| WS 2020/21 | Intermediate | Discrimination and Disparities |
| WS 2020/21 | Advanced | Hayek: Freedom and the Law (The Constitution of Liberty, Part II) |
| WS 2020/21 | Advanced | Micro-philosophical foundations of competition (or: economics) |
| WS 2020/21 | Advanced | Twardowski: On the Content and Object of Presentations |
| SS 2020 | Advanced | Hayek: The Value of Freedom (The Constitution of Liberty, Part I) |
| 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" |