معرفی
Lecturer in the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences (D-GESS) at ETH Zurich, specializing in philosophy of science. Affiliated with the Professorship for Philosophy and based at LEH E 8, Leonhardshalde 21, Zurich.
Education includes biochemistry and philosophy studies at the University of Zurich, followed by a PhD from ETH Zurich in 2011 with a thesis on scientific realism (Science and Reality, Mohr Siebeck, 2012).
- PhD: ETH Zurich (2011)
- Prior Studies: University of Zurich (Biochemistry & Philosophy)
Research focuses on foundational questions in scientific practice, including epistemological challenges of uncertainty, realism debates, and value-laden contexts in science. His work bridges historical analysis with contemporary methodological issues, particularly examining how concepts like potentiality and manipulability shape scientific inquiry across biology, toxicology, and physics. Recent projects explore failure as a productive element in scientific progress and precautionary frameworks in risk assessment.
Publications reveal consistent engagement with interdisciplinary philosophy of science, emphasizing systematicity in research practices (2018), error analysis in biology (2018), and historical-philosophical studies of molecular mechanisms (2017). Key themes include the interplay between uncertainty and scientific robustness, ethical dimensions of risk thresholds, and metaphysical underpinnings of natural philosophy.
Scientific recognition includes:
- Branco Weiss Fellowship for research on uncertainty and insecurity in science
Secured competitive funding including Swiss National Science Foundation support for international collaborations. Teaching includes advanced seminars on scientific values, uncertainty, causality, and Darwinian theory. Extensive visiting appointments reflect scholarly impact:
- London School of Economics (Centre for Philosophy of Natural/Social Science)
- Leibniz University Hannover (Center for Philosophy and Ethics of Science)
- University of Roma Tre (Philosophy Institute)
- University of Pittsburgh (Center for Philosophy of Science, 2014)
Former associate of the Collegium Helveticum (2007–2016), contributing to interdisciplinary research networks across Swiss academic institutions.
