Employment

Full Professor (with tenure), Philosophy and Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, since July 2015.

Associate Professor (with tenure), Philosophy and Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, July 2009 to June 2015.

Assistant Professor, Philosophy and Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, July 2004 to June 2009.

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Thomas-Institut, University of Cologne, November 1999 to July 2004.

Education

Fall 1993 to Spring 2003: University of Cologne. M.A. in Philosophy (Major), Medieval Latin Literature (Minor), German Philology (Minor), 1997; PhD in Philosophy, 2003 (supervisor: Jan A. Aertsen)

Fall 1994 to Spring 1995: European Diploma for Medieval Studies, Vatican Library, Rome

Fall 1991 to Spring 1993: University of Freiburg

Area of competence

Ancient Philosophy, Medieval Philosophy, History of Metaphysics, Medieval Ethics, Early Modern Philosophy

Area of specialization

Aristotle’s Ethics, Thomas Aquinas, Henry of Ghent, William of Ockham, Medieval Metaphysics, Medieval Philosophy of Mind, Theories of the Emotions (Passions of the Soul), Descartes, John Locke, History of Free Will Debate

A detailed CV is available upon request.