Jakob Ohlhorst

Dr. Jakob Ohlhorst is a Researcher in Applied Ethics at RWTH Aachen University, affiliated with the NeuroSys Future Cluster. His research integrates ethical, epistemological, and psychological perspectives to analyze virtue theories, the social-ethical dimensions of worldviews, and cognitive-affective psychology's philosophical implications.

• Education: Doctorate in Philosophy (Dr. Phil.) from the University of Cologne.
• Prior Appointments: Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Vienna and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Dr. Ohlhorst's work interrogates how technological change reshapes virtue concepts, examines trust frameworks through hinge epistemology, and explores intersections between dual-process theory and intellectual virtues. He authored the open-access book Trust Responsibly: Non-Evidential Virtue Epistemology (Routledge, 2023), supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation.

• Labs & Teams: NeuroSys Future Cluster at RWTH Aachen, focusing on neuroscience-systems research integration.