Teaching

Teaching at the Chair of Practical Philosophy and Ethics

The Chair's current and previous events can be found on LSF.

The Chair also heads the Master's program in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPW).

Doctoral study at the Chair of Practical Philosophy and Ethics

If you are interested in a doctorate on a topic relevant to the chair, please send the following documents (in English) as one PDF document to Office.Betzler@lrz.uni-muenchen.de: cover letter, CV, research proposal (approx. 10 pages), Master's thesis, and an essay (e.g. a term paper, max. 8000 words). A separate letter of recommendation should be sent to the same address. We will then get in touch with you.

Advanced seminar: Current Themes in Practical Philosophy (winter semester 2026/2027)

Tuesdays, 4 to 6 p.m. c.t. | Room M210 (ZEPP)

Seminar schedule

13 October 2026 Internal Get-Together

20 October 2026 Pascale Willemsen (University of Zurich)

27 October 2026 Lilian O’Brian (University of Helsinki) - together with Prof. Laura Valentini's Chair- Wistfulness, commitment, and practical deliberation

3 November 2026 Sinja Hofmann (LMU Munich)

10 November 2026 Rob Compaijen (PT University Amsterdam)

17 November 2026 Stéphane Lemaire (Université de Rennes)

24 November 2026 Logi Gunnarsson (University of Potsdam)

2 December 2026 - Wednesday! Ben Colburn (University of Glasgow) - together with Prof. Laura Valentini's Chair

8 December 2026 Roberto Keller (University of Geneva): On a Definition of Normativity

15 December 2026 Evgenia Mylonaki (University of Athens)

12 January 2027 Kamila Pacovská (Universität Pardubice)

20 January 2027 - Wednesday! Chiara Cordelli - together with Prof. Laura Valentini's Chair

26 January 2027 Chris Bennett (University of Sheffield) - together with Prof. Laura Valentini's Chair

2 February 2027 Katharina Sodoma (LMU Munich)