On this page we would like to publish articles that present and discuss current research projects and present results. Write to us if you are doing philosophical research in Switzerland and would like to say something about it.
List of currently ongoing SNSF-funded research projects:
- Giovanni Merlo, "Metaphysics We Can Believe In", University of Geneva, 01.03.2024-29.02.2029 (SNSF Starting Grant)
- Michael Messerli, "Motivational Change", University of Zurich, 01.01.2024-31.12.2028 (SNSF Starting Grant)
- Julie Jebeile, "Climate Change Adaptation through the Feminist Kaleidoscope. Toward a Feminist Philosophy of Climate Science", University of Berne, 01.01.2024 – 31.12.2028 (Prima)
- Baptiste Le Bihan, “Space, Time and Causation in Quantum Gravity”, 01.09.2023 – 31.08.2028, University of Geneva (SNSF starting grant)
- Anne Meylan, "The Varieties of Inquiry", University of Zurich, 01.09.2024-31.08.2028
- Sabine Hohl, "Just Parenthood: The Ethics and Politics of Childrearing in the 21st Century", 01.04.2023 – 31.03.2028, University of Basel (SNSF starting grant)
- Guillaume Fréchette, "The Origins of Contemporary European Thought 1837-1938. Texts and Genealogy", 01.02.2023 – 31.01.2028, University of Geneva (SNSF consolidator grant)
- Simon-Pierre Chevarie-Cossette, "The Defence-First Approach to Responsibility", University of Neuchâtel, 01.01.2024-31.12.2027
- Aurora Panzica, "Transferts des savoirs et création d’autorité : La diffusion européenne des ouvrages de Jean Versoris (ca. 1440-1500)", University of Geneva, 01.01.2024-31.12.2027 (Ambizione)
- Benjamin Matheson, Collective Guilt and Shame, 2023-2027, University of Berne (starting grant, financed by the SBFI)
- Damiano Costa, "Temporal Existence”, 01.01.2023 – 31.12.2027, Università della Svizzera italiana (SNSF starting grant)
- David Wörner, "The Roots of Difference", University of Neuchâtel, 01.09.2023-31.08.2027 (Ambizione)
- André Sant'Anna, "From Perception to Memory: Naïve Realism and the Nature of Episodic Memory", University of Geneva, 01.09.2023 – 31.08.2027 (Ambizione)
- Samuel Meister,, "Aristotle's Investigation of Sleep and Dreams", University of Geneva, 01.09.2023-31.08.2027 (Ambizione)
- Caterina Pello, "Presocratic Philosophers on Life and Death: Ancient Origins of a Modern Debate", University of Geneva, 01.09.2023 – 31.08.2027 (Ambizione)
- Matthieu Queloz, "The Rationales and Risks of Systematization: A Pragmatic Account of When to Systematize Thought", University of Berne, 01.09.2023 – 31.08.2027 (Ambizione)
- Maximilian Nietschke, The Single Judge; Plotinus on judgement in discursive intellect in the context of the natural world, University of Berne, 01.09.2023 – 31.08.2027 (Doc.ch)
- Emanuela Ceva, "The Margins of Corruption", University of Geneva (Institut des sciences de l'environnement), 01.07.2022 – 30.06.2027 (Advanced Grant)
- Matthias Eggel, "Beyond the 3Rs - Developing a 21st century account of strains and harms in animal research", University of Basel, 01.06.2023 – 31.05.2027
- Dominique Hosch, Cognitive Penetration of Perception. Challenges and Consequences, University of Basel, 01.05.2023 – 30.04.2027 (Doc.ch)
- Olivier Voirol, "The Frankfurt School in Switzerland", University of Lausanne, 01.02.2023 – 31.01.2027
- Julia Langkau, "Creativity, Imagination and Tradition", University of Geneva, 01.02.2022 – 31.01.2027 (Prima)
- Christian Wüthrich, "Philosophy Beyond Standard Physics", University of Geneva, 01.02.2023 – 31.01.2027
- Nico Müller, "3Rs and the Ethics of Transition", University of Basel, 1.7.2023-31.12.2026
- Kirsten Persson, Bernice Elger et al., "EXPLOR3R: Exploring 3R with experimental ethics", University of Basel (Institut für Bio- und Medizinethik), 01.12.2022 – 30.11.2026
- Cristian Mariani, "Quantum Indeterminacy. A Metaphysics for Spontaneous Collapse Models of Quantum Mechanics", USI, 01.10.2022 – 30.09.2026 (Ambizione)
- Fabrice Teroni, Julien Deonna, Bence Nanay, "Emotion and Mental Imagery", 01.09.2022-31.08.2026 (Weave / Lead Agency)
- Máté Veres, "Excellence and expertise in Hellenistic philosophy", University of Geneva, 01.09.2022 – 31.08.2026 (Ambizione)
- Michael Hampe, "Gesten der Philosophie. 50 Jahre zeigender Philosophie 1920-1970", ETH Zürich, 01.10.2022 – 31.07.2026
- Olivier Massin / Kathrin Koslicki, "An Ontology of Production, Products, and By-Products", University of Neuchâtel, 01.10.2022 – 30.09.2026
- Ralf Bader, "Authority and Territory", University of Fribourg, 01.09.2022 – 31.08.2026
- Stephanie Schuster, Nature and Time: A Contribution to Environmental Aesthetics, University of Basel, 01.09.2022 – 31.08.2026 (Doc.ch)
- Francis Cheneval, "Automated Decision-Making and the Foundations of Political Authority" University of Zurich, 01.05.2022 – 30.04.2026
- Marcel Weber, "Philosophy of Infectious Disease Epidemiology: Modeling, Values, and Policy Advice", University of Geneva, 01.04.2022 – 31.03.2026
- Pascale Willemsen, "Investigating thick ethical concepts - Philosophical and empirical perspectives", University of Zurich, 01.01.2022 – 31.12.2025 (Ambizione)
- Michael Esfeld, "Parsimonious ontology and the relationship between science and persons", University of Lausanne, 01.12.2021 – 30.11.2025
- Kevin Mulligan, "Essentialism and Mentalism in Austrian Economics", USI, 01.11.2022 – 31.10.2025
- Kevin Mulligan, "The Genealogy of Modes of Being", USI, 01.11.2022 – 31.10.2025
- Jason Day, Psychedelic Attention: A Phenomenological Study of Attention in Psychedelic Experiences, University of Fribourg, 01.09.2023 – 31.10.2025 (Doc.ch)
- Jörg Löschke, "Die Normativität von Glaubwürdigkeitszuschreibungen", University of Zurich, 01.10.2022 – 30.09.2025
- Giovanni Ventimiglia, "Senses of Being. The Medieval Reception of Aristotle’s doctrine starting from Metaphysics V 7 (1017 a7-b9)", University of Lucerne, 01.09.2021 – 31.08.2025
- Fabrice Correia, "Describing the World", University of Geneva, 01.09.2021 – 31.08.2025
- Emanuele Siro Rovati, The Early Western Reception of Pseudo-Ptolemy's Centiloquium and Ahmad ibn Yusuf's Commentary, University of Zurich, 01.09.2021 – 31.08.2025 (Doc.ch)
- Giovanni Zuccarino, Génétique de l’écriture philosophique : intention et autodialogisme chez Jacques Derrida, University of Lausanne, 01.03.2022 – 31.08.2025 (Doc.ch)
- Aneta Zuber, Doing With Concepts: Functional Analyses of Concepts, University of Zurich, 01.09.2022 – 31.08.2025 (Doc.ch)
- Gunnar Hindrichs, "Krise und Handlungsmöglichkeit", University of Basel, 01.08.2021 – 31.07.2025
- Martine Nida-Rümelin, "Essential Indexicality and Thoughts about Experience", University of Fribourg, 01.02.2023 – 31.07.2025
- Céline Schöpfer, Regard critique sur l'esprit critique, University of Geneva, 01.09.2022 – 31.05.2025 (Doc.ch)
- Nadja Eggert, "PASOR: Personnes âgées, soignants, robots: repenser la place du corps vulnérable dans le domaine du soin gériatrique", University of Lausanne (Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en éthique), 01.05.2022 – 30.04.2025
- Antonietta Di Giulio, "A conceptual framework for sustainable consumption - bridging perspectives in a boundary concept (Frame4SC)", University of Basel (Programm MGU), 01.05.2022 – 30.04.2025
- Laurent Cesalli, "Philosophy in the Islamic World During the 'Post-classical Period' (13th-18th Centuries)", University of Geneva, 01.04.2021 – 31.03.2025
- Ivo Wallimann-Helmer, "Principles for Ethical Decision-Making in Environmental Practice", University of Fribourg (Environmental Humanities), 01.04.2021 – 31.03.2025
- Jörg Löschke, "Value-Based Deontological Thresholds", University of Zurich, 01.03.2023 – 28.02.2025 (SNSF professorship)
- Thomas Aeppli, Is Language Thought? Grammar as Meaning in Contemporary Philosophy and in Husserl, University of Fribourg, 01.03.2021 – 28.02.2025 (Doc.ch)
- Claudio Calosi, "The Metaphysics of Quantum Objects", University of Geneva, 01.01.2020 – 31.12.2024 (Eccellenza)
- Vincent Lam, "Understanding the Climate Challenge", University of Berne, 01.01.2023 – 31.12.2024 (SNSF professorship)
- Emanuela Ceva, "Endogenous Institutional Trustworthiness (EnTrust) - A conceptual and normative inquiry with the tools of analytical political philosophy", University of Geneva (Institut des sciences de l'environnement), 01.01.2021 – 31.12.2024
- Claus Beisbart, "Improving Interpretability. Philosophy of Science Perspectives on Machine Learning", University of Berne, 01.12.2020 – 30.11.2024
- Ryan Miller, Quantum Considerations in the Metaphysics of Levels, University of Geneva, 01.03.2022 – 30.11.2024 (Doc.ch)
- Rebekka Hufendiek, "Explaining Human Nature. Empirical and Ideological Dimensions", University of Berne, 01.10.2020 – 30.09.2024 (Eccellenza)
- Alex Moran, "Grounding Physicalism: A New Approach to the Mind-Body Problem", University of Fribourg, 01.10.2022 – 30.09.2024 (Postdoctoral Fellowship)
- Teymour Morel, "La philosophie arabe au prisme de la diffusion de ses témoins manuscrits dans le monde : Averroès, al-Yanyawi et al-Tulawi comme cas d’étude", University of Geneva, 01.10.2021 – 30.09.2025 (Ambizione)
- Glenn Anderau, 'Fake News’: Understanding and Navigating the ‘Post-Truth Age’ through Virtue and Social Epistemology, University of Zurich, 01.10.2022 – 30.09.2024 (Doc.ch)
- Christoph Halbig, "Grounding Rights", University of Zurich, 01.09.2020 – 31.08.2024
- Anne Meylan, "Suspension of judgement: its nature and its norms", University of Zurich, 01.09.2020 – 31.08.2024
- Susanne Schmetkamp, "Aesthetics and Ethics of Attention", University of Fribourg, 01.09.2019 – 31.08.2024 (Prima)
- Florian Cova, "Eudaimonic Emotions and the (Meta)philosophy of Well-Being", University of Geneva, 01.09.2019 – 31.08.2024 (Eccellenza)
- Kevin Reuter, "Dual-Character Concepts: Bridging the Descriptive and the Normative", University of Zurich, 01.09.2019 – 31.08.2024 (Eccellenza)
- Angela Martin, "Beastly Politics - A Theory of Justice for Nonhuman Animals", University of Basel, 01.09.2019 – 31.08.2024 (Prima)
- Alain Pé-Curto, "Value Exploration - The Disquieting Arithmetic of Being Human", USI, 01.09.2022 – 31.08.2024 (Postdoctoral Fellowship)
- Carl David Mildenberger, "Moral Market Mechanisms", University of Zurich, 01.09.2020 – 31.08.2024 (Ambizione)
- Roberto Keller, On the Normativity of Correctness, University of Geneva, 01.09.2020 – 31.08.2024 (Doc.ch)
- Regina Sibylle Surber, The Combatant's License to Kill, University of Zurich, 01.09.2019 – 30.04.2024 (Doc.ch)
- Nikola Biller-Andorno, "Ethics of triage", University of Zurich (Institut für Biomedizinische Ethik), 01.04.2022 – 31.03.2024
- Federico Faroldi, Ghent: A Formal Approach to the Structure of Reasons, 01.12.2021 – 31.03.2024 (Ambizione)
- Katerina Ierodiakonou, "Theophrastus, De sensibus: critical edition, english translation and commentary", University of Geneva, 01.04.2021 – 31.03.2024
- Maarten J.F.M. Hoenen, "Das Logikverständnis bei Magnus Hundt. Eine Untersuchung zum Thomismus am Übergang vom Mittelalter zur Neuzeit", University of Basel, 01.04.2020 – 31.03.2024
- Laurent Cesalli, "Réalismes : Universaux, relations et états de choses dans les traditions austro-allemande et médiévale", University of Geneva, 01.03.2019 – 29.02.2024
- Antoine Bonzon, Investigating the relation between color perception and color ontology, University of Fribourg, 01.03.2020 – 29.02.2024 (Doc.ch)
- David Anzalone, Plato as seen by Aristotle, as seen by Medieval Commentators on the Metaphysics between the 1230s and the 1350s, University of Lucerne, 01.03.2021 – 29.02.2024 (Doc.ch)
- Peter Schaber, "The Value of Normative Powers", University of Zurich, 01.04.2021 – 31.01.2024