Teaching at the Chair of Metaphysics

The Chair of Metaphysics offers a variety of courses in contemporary analytic metaphysics, the history of metaphysics and natural philosophy, as well as the metaphysics of science. Current and previous course offerings in the Chair of Metaphysics may be found online on LSF.

The Chair in Metaphysics also offers courses as part of the Master in Philosophy offered by the Faculty of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, and Religious Studies. One can see requirements of this Master program on its webpage.

Doctoral studies at the Chair of Metaphysics

For those interested in obtaining a PhD in Philosophy in the Chair of Metaphysics, there are two possibilities for entrance:

  1. You apply for an advertised opening for a doctoral position. These opportunities can be found on the faculty's webpage.
  2. You already have funding or plan to apply for a scholarship (for example, through the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes). In this case, please send the following documents in English as a PDF file to the Chair at: Office.Ney@lrz.uni-muenchen.de: cover letter, CV, research statement, writing sample. A separate recommendation letter from a philosophy professor should also be sent to this same address.