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My name is Eytan Celik and I am a PhD student at the University of Bayreuth and currently working at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich. My research focuses mainly on Kant’s concept of freedom and the problem of imputation in his moral philosophy. Another aspect in my work concerns the question to what extent the philosophy of David Hume has influenced Kant’s epistemology as well as his moral philosophy. Besides the philosophy of the Enlightenment, I am also interested in current debates on Fake News and Lying, how to deal with death and teaching philosophy.
Academic Degrees
PhD
2018 – now / PhD student, University of Bayreuth. Dissertation Title: »Kant and the problem of attribution«
Masters
2015 – 2017 / Master of Education Philosophy and German, Georg-August-University Göttingen. Master’s Thesis: »The Ethical and Legal Dimension of Kant’s Understanding of Lying.«
Bachelors
2012 – 2015 / Undergraduate Studies of Philosophy and German, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany.
2009 – 2012 / Undergraduate Studies of Biology and Mathematics, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany.
Awards & Scholarships
3. Essay-Prize
Essay-Prize „What is the postfactual? Lies, bullshit, illusionary self-deception or…?“, Title: »Fake news as a threat to modern society – A Kantian perspective«
Scholarship of the University of Bayreuth
Gleichstellungspreis 2022
Scholarship »Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung«
10.2018 – 01.2022 / Scholarship of the German Scholarship Foundation »Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung« doctoral studies at the University of Bayreuth
Scholarship »Hans-Böckler-Stiftung«
04.2010 – 07.2012 / Scholarship of the German Scholarship Foundation »Hans-Böckler-Stiftung« for Undergraduate Students
Professional Career
Visitor Researcher
04.2021 – 07.2021 / University of St. Andrews, Scotland.
Lecturer (Philosophy)
Spring 2022 / Undergraduate Seminar: Truthfulness and Lying, Department of Philosophy, Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich
Spring 2021 / Undergraduate Seminar: Kant’s Doctrine of Virtue, with Prof. Dr. Alice Pinheiro Walla, Department of Philosophy, University of Bayreuth.
Fall 2020 / Undergraduate Seminar: Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason, with Prof. Dr. Alice Pinheiro Walla, Department of Philosophy, University of Bayreuth.
Student assistant
03.2019 – 05.2019 / At the junior professorship of political philosophy, University of Bayreuth.
09.2012 – 07.2015 / »Göttingen International« Göttingen, Germany.
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