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Amrei Bahr

Areas of research and interest

  • Ontology
  • Philosophy of Artefacts
  • Aesthetics
  • Philosophy of Technology
  • Applied Ethics
  • Philosophy of Language

Employment

Since 2017 Assistant Professor (Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin) at the Department of Philosophy, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
2016 Visiting PhD Student at the Technical University Eindhoven
2015–2016 Fellow of the Research Group The Ethics of Copying at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF), University of Bielefeld
2012–2015 Research Assistant (Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin) at the Department of Philosophy, University of Münster (Prof. Dr. Reinold Schmücker)
2011–2012 Student Research Assistant (Tutor) at the Department of Philosophy, University of Münster (Prof. Dr. Niko Strobach)
2010–2012 Student Research Assistant in the Centre for Advanced Study in Bioethics (funded by the DFG), University of Münster (Prof. Dr. Ludwig Siep)

Education

2017 PhD in Philosophy, University of Münster (summa cum laude/with distinction); title of the dissertation: “Artefakte und ihre Kopien”, Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Reinold Schmücker, Prof. Dr. Ulrich Krohs
2011 Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Philosophy and Protestant Theology, University of Münster
2007–2011 Studies in Philosophy and Protestant Theology at the Universities of Münster and Vienna

Further Education on Leadership Skills

Since 2020 Academic Career Development Programme for advanced postdoctoral researchers (workshops and individual coaching on leadership skills), Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Since 2020 Mentee in the mentoring programme SelmaMeyerPROF IV (one-to-one mentoring, workshops and individual coaching on key skills required for professorships), Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Stipends and Awards

2019 Award of productivity bonus for outstanding performance (Leistungsprämie für herausragende Leistungen) by the Rectorate of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
2016 DAAD Research Stipend for PhD Students (IP@WWU)
2015–2016 PhD Stipend of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF), University of Bielefeld
2010–2011 Erasmus Stipend
2009–2011 NRW Stipend

Publications

Book

  • Artefakte und ihre Kopien [publication in preparation].

Edited Volumes/Journal Issues

  • Werk-Zeuge. Der Werkbegriff zwischen den geisteswissenschaftlichen Disziplinen, Zeitschrift für Ästhetik und Allgemeine Kunstwissenschaft 65 (2020) (Special issue, edited with Thomas Kater and Johannes Waßmer).
  • Functions and Kinds of Art Works and Other Artifacts, Grazer Philosophische Studien 96 (2019) (Special issue, edited with Ludger Jansen and Massimiliano Carrara).
  • Ernest Sosa. Targeting His Philosophy, Dordrecht 2016 (edited with Markus Seidel).

Articles in Peer-reviewed Journals

  • “Sich ans Werk machen. Annäherungen an einen geisteswissenschaftlichen Grundbegriff”, in: Zeitschrift für Ästhetik und Allgemeine Kunstwissenschaft 65 (2020), 41-58.
  • “Das Werk zwischen Ontologie und Praxis. Maria Elisabeth Reicher. Werk und Autorschaft. Eine Ontologie der Kunst”, in: Deutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie 67 (2019).
  • “What the Mona Lisa and a Screwdriver Have in Common. A Unifying Account of Artifact Functionality”, in: Grazer Philosophische Studien 96 (2019), 81–104.
  • “Functions and Kinds of Art Works and Other Artifacts. An Introduction”, in: Grazer Philosophische Studien 96 (2019), 1–18 (with Ludger Jansen and Massimiliano Carrara).
  • “Copying as Compensation. Dispensing the Disadvantaged from Copyright Restrictions”, in: Jahrbuch für Recht und Ethik – Annual Review of Law and Ethics 26 (2018), 241–254.
  • “Was heißt: ‘ein Artefakt illegitim kopieren’? Grundlagen einer artefaktbezogenen Ethik des Kopierens”, in: Deutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie 61 (2013), 283–299.
  • “Daniel Martin Feige: Kunst als Selbstverständigung“, in: Zeitschrift für philosophische Forschung 67 (2013), 655–659.

Articles in Edited Volumes

  • “Copy, right?! Das Verletzen moralischer Urheber-Bestimmungsrechte durch Kopierhandlungen“, in: Thomas Dreier and Oliver Jehle (eds.), Original – Kopie – Fälschung, Baden-Baden 2020, 175–194.
  • “Function Without Intention? A Practice-Theoretical Solution to Challenges of the Social Domain”, in: Daniel James, Rebekka Hufendiek and Raphael van Riel (eds.), Social Functions in Philosophy: Metaphysical, Normative, and Methodological Perspectives, London 2020, 183–199.
  • “Why It Would Not Be Better Not to Believe in Material Artifacts – Even If One Could Get Away With It“, in: Ludger Jansen and Paul M. Näger (eds.), Peter van Inwagen. Materialism, Free Will and God, Dordrecht 2018, 97–106 (with Christoph Fischer, Thomas Kater and Nicolas Kleinschmidt).
  • “What is an Artefact Copy? A Quadrinomial Definition”, in: Darren Hudson Hick and Reinold Schmücker (eds.), The Aesthetics and Ethics of Copying, London/New York 2016, 81–98.
  • “Yes there can! Rehabilitating Philosophy as a Scientific Discipline”, in: Amrei Bahr and Markus Seidel (eds.), Ernest Sosa. Targeting His Philosophy, Dordrecht 2016, 67–84 (with Charlott Becker and Christoph Trüper).
  • “Rule-Following and A Priori Biconditionals – A Sea of Tears?”, in: Simon Derpmann and David Schweikard (eds.), Philip Pettit: Five Themes from his Work, Dordrecht 2016, 19–31 (with Markus Seidel).
  • “Pettit’s Mixed Causal Descriptivism: Feeling Blue”, in: Simon Derpmann and David Schweikard (eds.), Philip Pettit: Five Themes from his Work, Dordrecht 2016, 33–42 (with Bianca Hüsing and Jan G. Michel).
  • “Refining Kitcher’s Semantics for Kind Terms, or: Cleaning up the Mess”, in: Marie I. Kaiser and Ansgar Seide (eds.) Philip Kitcher: Pragmatic Naturalism, Frankfurt (Main) 2013, 91–109 (with Jan G. Michel and Mareike Voltz).
  • “Funktionen der Kunst“, in: Hildegard Bockhorst, Vanessa-Isabelle Reinwand-Weiss and Wolfgang Zacharias (eds.), Handbuch Kulturelle Bildung, München 2012, 188–192.
  • “51 Years on: Searle on Proper Names Revisited”, in: Dirk Franken, Attila Karakus and Jan G. Michel (eds.), John R. Searle: Thinking about the Real World, Frankfurt (Main) 2010, 117–131 (with Jan G. Michel, Rudolf O. Müllan and Mareike Voltz).

Miscellanea

  • „Auf der Suche nach einer besseren Tugendepistemologie. Ernest Sosa im Gespräch mit Amrei Bahr und Markus Seidel“, in: Information Philosophie (2016), Heft 4, 24-27 (with Markus Seidel).

Selected Talks

  • “Artefakte und ihre Kopien. Woran Urheber-Bestimmungsrechte bestehen und wie sie durch Kopierhandlungen verletzt werden können‟, Talk at the lecture series Kunst und Recht: Original, Kopie und Fälschung at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 18 July 2019.
  • “Kulturelle Teilhabe und Urheberrechte im Zeitalter der Digitalisierung: Ein ethischer Vorschlag zur Konfliktlösung‟, Talk at the philosophical-sociological colloquium Teilhabe in liberalen demokratischen Gesellschaften, University of Düsseldorf, 24 May 2019.
  • “Sich ans Werk machen. Philosophische Annäherungen an einen geisteswissenschaftlichen Grundbegriff”, Talk at the workshop Work(s) in Progress. Praxeologische Perspektiven auf den Werkbegriff, University of Münster, 21 February 2019.
  • “Copying as Compensation. Dispensing the Disadvantaged from Copyright Restrictions”, Talk at the conference Copy Ethics: Theory & Practice, Zentrum für interdisziplinäre Forschung, University of Bielefeld, 13 July 2017.
  • “Function Without Intention? Artifact Functions and the Social”, Talk at the workshop Artifactual, Biological, and Social Functions. Historical and Contemporary Perspectives of the DFGnetwork Social Functions, University of Berne, 13 June 2017.
  • “Ähnlichkeit, Intention und kausale Verknüpfung: Zu den Spezifika von Artefaktkopien”, Talk at the colloquium Philosophie und Wissenschaftsreflexion, Leibniz University Hannover, 26 January 2016.
  • “Authorship Authorises. Two Moral Rights of Artefact Creators”, Talk at the conference Towards an Ethics of Copying, Center for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Bielefeld, 9 October 2015.
  • “Was ist ein Artefakt?”, Talk at the 9th international congress of the GAP, University of Osnabrück, 16 September 2015.
  • “Was ist eine Artefaktkopie?”, Talk at the colloquium Argumentation, Akzeptanz, Artefakte of Prof. Dr. Ingolf Max, University of Leipzig, 15 Januar 2015.
  • “Stiehlt man, wenn man Stil kopiert? Zum moralischen Status der Stilkopie”, Talk at the XXIIIth Deutscher Kongress für Philosophie, University of Münster, 30 September 2014.
  • “What Does it Mean to Copy an Artifact?”, Talk at the conference The Ethics of Copying, Zentrum für interdisziplinäre Forschung, University of Bielefeld, 9 July 2014.
  • “Ascribing Functions to Artifacts on the Basis of Language Intuitions”, Talk at the conference Artifact Functions – Perspectives on Artifact Functionality from Philosophy of Art and Philosophy of Technology, University of Münster, 15 April 2014.
  • “How to Analyze Artifact Functions and Functions of Art – A Suggestion”, Talk, University of Uppsala (Sweden), 20 September 2012.
  • “’Natürliche’ Arten in der Kunst. Zur Ontologie von Original und Fälschung”, Talk at the workshop Echte Kunst? Zum ästhetischen Status von Original, Fälschung und Kopie at the State Museum Schwerin, 14 June 2010.

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