Vittorio G. Hösle
(Ph.D.,Tübingen 1982, Dr. Habil., Tübingen 1986,) Paul Kimball Professor of Arts and Letters, Department of German and Russian Languages and Literatures, Concurrent Professor of Philosophy and of Political Science. His scholarly interests are in the areas of systematic philosophy (metaphysics, ethics, esthetics, political theory) and history of philosophy (mainly ancient and modern). His last book is: Platon interpretieren. He has written or edited 28 books and published around 90 articles. His books have appeared in sixteen languages. He is editor of two book series: Ethik im technischen Zeitalter and Faszination Philosophie. Among his other prizes and awards, he received the Fritz-Winter Prize of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and has had visiting professorships in many countries and fellowships at various institutions as the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton .
Advising specialties:
Graduate school in political science and philosophy
Research and teaching interests:
Political theory in the ancient world and from the 17th to the 20th century; philosophy of law; philosophy of history
Contact Information
Email: Vittorio.G.Hosle.1@nd.edu
Office: 638 Flanner Hall
Phone: (574) 631-5121
Mailing Address:
217 O'Shaughnessy Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556