I’m an assistant professor (akademischer Rat) for philosophy at the University of Bielefeld, where I’m part of the research group in theoretical philosophy. Since October 2024, I’m also PI of the DFG-funded project The Philosophy of Linguistic Interventions (POLI). Before coming to Bielefeld, I was a doctoral student in the EXTRA group at Ruhr University Bochum, where I defended my Ph.D. thesis in June 2021. I got a BA and an MA in philosophy and history from Humboldt University Berlin, and an M.Litt in philosophy from St Andrews/Stirling.

I specialize primarily in philosophy of language, philosophy of psychology, metaphilosophy, and experimental philosophy.

A central focus of my current research is linguistic interventions—active attempts to change our linguistic practices—and their potential to shape patterns of thought and action. This is also the subject of a monograph I am currently writing.

More broadly, I am interested in the relation between language and thought, philosophical methodology, the philosophy of race, and the philosophy of emerging digital technologies, including AI and virtual reality.

I am an associated member of the CRC Linguistic Creativity in Communication, a network member of Conceptual Engineering and Communicative Disruptions: between Semantics and Pragmatics (CECODISP), a member of the GAP and the Aristotelian Society.

I am a section editor of the journal Experimental Philosophy, and I edit the category ‘conceptual engineering‘ on philpapers.

I am on philpeople and on googlescholar. You find my University website here.

You find my CV here.

News

Visiting Researcher: In April 2026, I will visit Eugen Fischer and his colleagues at UEA for a week to speak about my project on linguistic interventions and related issues.

Blog Post: I wrote a blogpost for LehrGut.org on the use of AI in teaching philosophy. You find it here.

Books: “New Perspectives on Conceptual Engineering,” a three volumed series co-edited with Manuel Gustavo Isaac and Kevin Scharp is not out with Synthese Library: Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3.

Book: “Methods in Analytic Philosophy: A Primer and Guide,” co-edited with Joachim Horvath and Michael G. Titelbaum, is now published open access with Philpapers Foundation.