Curriculum Vitae Julian Nida-Rümelin Date and place of birth: November 28 th, 1954, Munich Father s profession: sculptor Mother s profession: librarian at the German Museum Married to Nathalie Weidenfeld (author), two daughters www.julian.nida-ruemelin.de http://www.gsi.uni-muenchen.de Since ST 2004 From ST 2009 Chair of Political Theory and Philosophy at the Faculty of Political Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich Chair of Political Theory and Philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich Education and Teaching ST 2008 July 2006 Since WT 2004/5 Member of the Munich Center for Neurosciences - Brain and Mind - MCN LMU Visiting Professor of Political Theory and Philosophy at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland Chairman of the board of trustees at the Competence Centre for Ethical Research and Teaching at the Ludwig-Maximilians- University Munich (Münchner Kompetenzzentrum Ethik MKE); co-founder of the new interdisciplinary executive master's degree "Philosophie Politik Wirtschaft" (PPW) "Philosophy, Politics, Economics" together with K. Homann
Member of the Faculty of Social Sciences and coopted member of the Faculty of Philosophy at the Ludwig-Maximilians- University, Munich Since ST 2004 ST 1993 - WT 2003/4 Chair of Political Theory and Philosophy, Faculty of Political Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich Chair of Philosophy at the Georg-August-University, Göttingen (successor of Günter Patzig) WT 1991/2 - WT 1992/3 Chair of Ethics of Bio-Sciences at the University of Tübingen, coopted member of the Faculty of Philosophy, member of the Executive Committee at the inter- faculty Centre of Science Ethics 1991 Visiting Professor of Philosophy at the University of Minnesota, USA 1989-1991 Interim professor at the Chair of Political Theory and Philosophy (N. Lobkowitz) at the Geschwister-Scholl-Institute of Political Sciences and at the Chair of Logic, Philosophy of Science and Basic Research (W. Stegmüller) at the Ludwig- Maximilians-University, Munich 1989 Habilitation at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Ludwig- Maximilians-University, Munich Topic: reconstruction and revision of consequentialism, shortened and published as: "Kritik des Konsequentialismus", Munich / Vienna: Oldenburg 1993, 2 nd edition (paperback) 1995 1984-1989 Assistant Professor of Political Philosophy at the Department of Political Sciences in the Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich 1983 Dr. phil. in Philosophy, Political Science, Logic and Philosophy of Science, summa cum laude, at the Ludwig-Maximilians- University Munich (LMU) Title: "Zur Bedeutung der Rationalität in der Sozialethik"- "On the Meaning of Rationality in Social Ethics", published as:
"Entscheidungstheorie und Ethik" "Decision Theory and Ethics", Munich: tuduv 1987, second extended edition: Entscheidungstheorie und Ethik / Decision Theory and Ethics, Munich: Utz Editorial 2005 1980-1983 PhD-Studies at the Institute of Philosophy, Logic and Philosophy of Science. Supervisor: Wolfgang Stegmüller in Munich 1975-1980 Studies of philosophy, physics, mathematics and political sciences in Munich and Tuebingen 1974 University-entrance diploma at the humanistic secondary school Wilhelms-Gymnasium in Munich Offices and Positions Jan 2009 President of the German Society of Philosophy May 2008 Chairman of the scientific advisory board "Forum Technik Theologie - Naturwissenschaft" "Forum Technology Theology Natural Sciences" Feb 2008 Speaker of the Executive Master's Degree Philosophy, Politics, Economics Since 2006 Speaker of the interdisciplinary workgroup Humanprojekt Zur Stellung des Menschen in der Natur "Human Project on the Status of the Human Being in Nature", Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities Member of the board of trustees "Deutsches Museum" "German Museum" Since 2005 Chairman of the board of trustees "Münchener Kompetenzzentrum Ethik" "Ethics Competence Centre of Munich"
Since 2004 Chairman of the curatorship of the "Deutscher Studienpreis" "German Study Award" (Koerber-Foundation Hamburg) Jan - Mar 2005 Since 2002 Visiting professor at the California Institute of Technology, Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, USA Honorary professor of philosophy at the Humboldt-University, Berlin 01/2001-10/2002 State minister for culture and media Honorary professor of philosophy at the Georg-August- University, Goettingen 07/1998-12/2000 Head of the (Municipal) Department of Arts & Culture, Munich 1994-1997 President of the Society for Analytical Philosophy Memberships European Academy of Sciences and Arts Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities Academy for Medical Ethics Göttingen Founding Member of the Society for Analytical Philosophy Founding Member of the German Society for Studies in Political Thought Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society American Philosophical Association Society for Philosophical Praxis United Nations Agency of Germany Academic Counsellor to the Interdisciplinary Research Association of Junior Researchers on the topic "Functions of the Consciousness" Academic Counsellor to the "Stiftung für die Rechte zukünftiger Generationen" "Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations"
Publications Articles: Articles on practical rationality, theoretical and applied ethics, political theory and philosophy of science. Books: "Politische Philosophie der Gegenwart. Rationalität und politische Ordnung" (Contemporary Political Philosophy. Rationality and Political Order), Munich: Fink, (forthcoming). "Julian Nida-Rümelin über Vernunft und Freiheit" (Julian Nida-Ruemelin on Reason and Liberty), Berlin: De Gruyter (forthcoming). "Philosophie und Lebensform" (Philosophy and Life Form), Frankfurt Main: stw (forthcoming). "Klassiker der Philosophie des 20. Jahrhunderts" (Classic of the Philosophy of the 20 th century, ed. together with Elif Özmen), Stuttgart: Kröner 2007 "Philosophie der Gegenwart" (Contemporary Philosophy), (ed. together with Elif Özmen), Stuttgart: Kröner 2007 "Demokratie und Wahrheit" (Democracy and Truth), Munich: C H Beck 2006 "Humanismus als Leitkultur. Ein Perspektivenwechsel" (Humanism as the Leading Culture Changing the Perspective), Munich: C H Beck 2006 "Über menschliche Freiheit" (On Human Liberty), Stuttgart: Reclam 2005 "Handbuch Angewandte Ethik" (Handbook Applied Ethics), (second extended edition), Stuttgart: Kröner 2005 "Entscheidungstheorie und Ethik / Decision Theory and Ethics" (Second extended edition), Munich: Utz 2005 "Ethische Essays" (Ethical Essays), Frankfurt a. M.: Suhrkamp 2002 "Ökologische Ethik und Rechtstheorie" (Ecological Ethics and the Theory of Law), (together with Dietmar v.d.pfordten), Baden-Baden: Nomos 2 2002
"Strukturelle Rationalität. Ein philosophischer Essay über praktische Vernunft" (Structural Rationality. A Philosophical Essay on Practical Reason) Stuttgart: Reclam 2001 "Rationalität in der praktischen Philosophie" (Rationality in Practical Philosophy), (together with Th. Schmidt), Berlin: Akademie 2000 "Rationality, Rules, and Structure" (ed. together with Wolfgang Spohn), Dordrecht: Kluwer 2000 "Rationality, Realism, Revision". Proceedings of the 3rd international Congress of the "Gesellschaft für Analytische Philosophie" "Society for Analytical Philosophie", September 15-18, 1997, in Munich (ed.), Berlin: de Gruyter 2000 "Demokratie als Kooperation" (Democracy as Cooperation), Frankfurt a. M.: Suhrkamp 1999 "Ästhetik und Kunstphilosophie von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart" (Esthetics and Art Philosophy from the Antiquity to the Present Day), (ed. together with Monika Betzler), Stuttgart: Kröner 1998 "Ethische und Politische Freiheit" (Ethical and Political Liberty), (ed. together with Wilhelm Vossenkuhl), Berlin: de Gruyter 1998 "Economic Rationality and Practical Reason", Dordrecht: Kluwer 1997 Handbuch "Angewandte Ethik" (Handbook of Applied Ethics, ed.), Stuttgart: Kröner 2006 "Ökologische Ethik und Rechtstheorie" (Ecological Ethics and the Theory of Law, together with Dietmar v.d. Pfordten), Baden-Baden: Nomos 1995 "Logik kollektiver Entscheidungen" (Collective Choice, together with Lucian Kern), Munich/Vienna: Oldenbourg 1994 "Praktische Rationalität" (Practical Rationality), Berlin: de Gruyter 1994 "Kritik des Konsequentialismus" (Critique of Consequentialism), Munich/Viena: Oldenbourg 1993, 2 1995 "Philosophie der Gegenwart" (Contemporary Philosophy), Stuttgart: Kröner 1991, 2 1999 "Lexikon der philosophischen Werke" (Dictionary of Philosophical Works), Stuttgart: Kröner 1988, Russian 1997, Italian 2000
Edited Book-Series Human Project, Berlin: De Gruyter 2007 new series, (together with Detlef Ganten and Volker Gerhardt) Perspectives in Analytical Philosophy, Berlin/New York: de Gruyter until 2000, since then new series at mentis, (together with Georg Meggle) Theory and Decision Library, Series A: Philosophy and Methodology of the Social Sciences (General Editor) Scientia Nova (Oldenbourg), Co-editor Editorial Boards Erkenntnis. An International Journal of Analytic Philosophy Zeitschrift für Philosophische Praxis (Journal for Philosophical Praxis) Jahrbuch für Wissenschaft und Ethik (Almanac for Science and Ethics) UNIVERSITAS. Orientierung in der Wissenswelt (Navigation in the World of Knowledge) Zeitschrift für Politik (Journal for Politics) "Politica e Societa" (Politics & Society)