Dorothea Frede

Dorothea Frede serves as an honorary professor in the Department of Philosophy at Humboldt University of Berlin, maintaining an active academic presence with her office located at Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin. Her role exemplifies deep institutional integration within one of Germany's most historic philosophical departments.

Her research centers on Ancient Philosophy, particularly Aristotle's theories of perception and cognition, alongside Philosophy of Mind and Epistemology. These interests are concretely manifested through her leadership of the DFG Emmy Noether Research Group 'A Sensible World', which rigorously examines how ancient philosophers conceptualized the relationship between sensory experience, mental processes, and objective reality—bridging classical scholarship with contemporary debates in cognitive science.

Professor Frede holds the prestigious DFG Emmy Noether Fellowship, a highly competitive award recognizing her as an outstanding early-career researcher capable of directing independent junior research groups. This fellowship provides substantial funding for her investigative work and team development.

The 'A Sensible World' research group constitutes her primary scholarly collective, assembling interdisciplinary collaborators to analyze ancient texts through modern philosophical and cognitive lenses, with emerging implications for understanding consciousness and knowledge formation across historical contexts.