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Hans-Johann Glock is a Full Professor (Ordinarius) of Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Zurich's Philosophisches Seminar, part of the Philosophische Fakultät. He holds leadership roles, including former Head of the Department of Philosophy (2017–2021) and President of the Philosophische Gesellschaft Zürich (2003–2009). His research focuses on Philosophy of Mind, Language, and the History of Analytic Philosophy, with a particular emphasis on Wittgenstein's work.
Education: M.A. from FU Berlin (1986), D.Phil. from Oxford (1990). Career highlights include visiting professorships at the University of Reading (1991–2003), Queen’s University (Canada), and the University of Luxembourg. Awards include the Alexander von Humboldt Research Award (2014) and a fellowship at KU Leuven (2023).
Teaching spans advanced courses in Epistemology, Metaphysics, and 19th/20th Century Philosophy. He leads research on animal minds, conceptual theory, and Wittgensteinian philosophy. Editorial roles include the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy and multiple journals. His recent work explores normativity in language, analytic philosophy's historical rigor, and interdisciplinary cognitive science collaborations.
Key publications include Normativity, Meaning and Philosophy (2024) and articles on Wittgenstein, analytic philosophy's ideals, and theory of mind. Supervises PhD candidates like Cameron Alexander (Evolving Language project).
