Anne Pollok

Anne Pollok serves as an Associate Professor (außerplanmäßiger Professor) at the Department of Philosophy, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, where she also holds the position of Scientific Employee (wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin). She actively contributes to institutional leadership as Erasmus Coordinator and Internationalization Officer for the Philosophical Seminar.

Her research specializes in Early Modern Philosophy with concentrated expertise in Late German Enlightenment thought. Key focal points include Moses Mendelssohn's contributions to aesthetics, rational anthropology, and practical philosophy; Female Philosophers during German Enlightenment and Romanticism; and comparative analyses of Ernst Cassirer's and Susanne Langer's aesthetics and philosophy of culture. Her broader competencies span the history of modern philosophy (Enlightenment, Idealism, Kantianism, Neo-Kantianism, Hermeneutics), philosophy of art (particularly literary theory), existentialism, philosophical anthropology, and philosophy of history.

As Erasmus Coordinator, she manages international academic exchange programs and promotes global engagement within the department. Her office hours operate by email appointment, reflecting her administrative responsibilities alongside scholarly work.