Department of Philosophy

Philosophy investigates the great questions facing the human mind: What is truth? What is good? What can we know? How should we act and how do we want to live?

The Department of Philosophy is home to a team of lecturers and researchers who work in the fields of theoretical philosophy and practical philosophy (especially in business ethics and political philosophy) as well as in the history of philosophy.

News

Lehrangebot FSS 2025

Lehrangebotsübersicht und Modulzuordnungen für das FSS 2025

Hinterfragt – The ethics podcast. Episode 42: Organ Donation

Andreas Cassee and Anna Goppel talk to Peter Schaber about organ donation.

Mehrere Männer arbeiten unter freiem Himmel in einer marokkanischen Färberei.

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Project to improve the Supply Chain Act

As part of the university's support for sustainability projects, the project “Improvements to the Supply Chain Act in Germany and the EU” was established at the Department of Philosophy at the University of Mannheim.

Hinterfragt – The ethics podcast. Episode 41: Inclusive education

Andreas Cassee and Anna Goppel speak with Franziska Felder about inclusive education.

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Events

In the background, a white wallpapered wall with a building-supporting pillar and filled bookshelves to the left and right of it. In the foreground is a dark blue pinboard. Two students are standing in front of it on the left and right, both of whom can be seen from the side or from the diagonal. They are wearing white shirts. The person on the left is attaching a yellow piece of paper to the pinboard. There are a total of 3 large white notes at the top, as well as one light red, 4 yellow, 6 green and 4 light blue medium-sized notes grouped in columns underneath according to their colours. A fifth yellow slip of paper breaks through this scheme and is half hidden by the first white slip of paper on the left, at its height. In addition, small red slips of paper, some labelled with Roman numerals, are scattered across the pinboard, apparently to indicate a further grouping. Only the aforementioned labelling with Roman numerals and the word ‘Ehe’ (marriage) on one of the green slips is clearly legible.

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Studies

Information about courses and programmes of study and tips for academic work

About a dozen scattered books with titles from different areas of philosophy. Names such as ‘Wittgenstein’ or ‘Aristotle’ are recognisable, as well as terms in German such as ‘Gott’, ‘Ich’, ‘Recht’ or ‘Aktien’.

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Research

Information about our research areas, projects and new publications

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Department

Information on chairs, professorships, and department management

People

The people working at the Department of Philosophy

Working Group Philosophy

Philosophy student association

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