Doris Gerber

Doris Gerber is a Senior Lecturer (Privatdozentin) at the Philosophical Seminar of the University of Tübingen, affiliated with the Faculty of Philosophy. She has held visiting professorships (Vertretungen) at the Universities of Bayreuth, Stuttgart, Jena, and Bielefeld, and served as a lecturer at the University of Heidelberg.

• Education:
  • 2001: PhD in Philosophy, University of Tübingen
  • 1995: Magister Artium in Philosophy and History, University of Tübingen
  • 1987: Diplom in Pedagogy, University of Tübingen

Her research spans Action Theory, Social Philosophy, Philosophy of History, and Philosophy of Language, with a focus on collective responsibility, historical causality, and intentional agency. Recent publications explore counterfactual reasoning in historiography, the interplay of social structures and collective actions, and temporal dimensions in historical narratives.

Key scientific awards include the Landesgraduiertenstipendium (1996–1998) from Baden-Württemberg. She has contributed to edited volumes like Kollektive Verantwortung und internationale Beziehungen (2010) and advanced theories on historical explanation in journals such as Zeitschrift für philosophische Forschung and Erwägen – Wissen – Ethik.