Philosophy

Welcome to the Department of Philosophy!

The Department of Philosophy consists of nine professorships, including seven full professorships and a tenure-track professorship, as well as a strong non-professorial faculty, a senior professorship and many further people. Together, we cover all the core areas of theoretical and practical philosophy in research and teaching. The department is involved in significant research projects and offers a wide range of courses for a comprehensive training in philosophy in a variety of study programmes.

News (in German)

19.10.2026 | Philosophie in der Öffentlichkeit

Die Termine für die philfliX-Veranstaltungen im Wintersemester 2026/27 stehen fest.

16.10.2026 | Philosophie

Die Termine für das Institutskolloquium stehen fest. Alle Studierenden sind herzlich eingeladen.

14.10.2026 | Allgemein

Seit April 2026 bereichert CJ Amour das Institut für Philosophie.

12.10.2026 | Philosophie

Welche Perspektiven bietet die Philosophie von Ludwig Wittgenstein heute? Am 30. & 31. Oktober im Haus der Universität…

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Studies

HHU offers Bachelor's and Master's programmes in philosophy, each in several variants and with attractive options to combine philosophy with other subjects.