Emiliano Acosta

Prof. Dr. Emiliano Acosta is a philosopher affiliated with the Department of Philosophy and Moral Sciences at Ghent University (UGent). His work focuses on German Idealism, particularly Kant and Fichte, and spans themes like recognition theory, cosmopolitanism, and enlightenment philosophy.

• Key research areas: Political philosophy, transcendental deduction, aesthetic education, and intersubjectivity.
• PhD students promoted: Jan-Jasper Persijn (2018), Elisabeth Van Dam (2015).
• Notable publications: Editor of Political Philosophies of Recognition (2022), co-author with Gertrudis Van de Vijver on Kantian peace theory (2022), and monographs on Fichte’s Grondslag van de Wetenschapsleer (2020).
• Active in the HICO research group (History of Philosophy and Continental Philosophy).