Katja Krause

Prof. Katja Krause holds a dual role as Professor at Technische Universität Berlin’s Institute of Philosophy and leader of the Max Planck Research Group "Experience in the Pre-Modern Sciences of Soul and Body (800–1650)". Her expertise spans medieval thought, history of science, and philosophy, with specialization in Arabic-Latin transmission of knowledge. She earned her PhD in 2014 from King’s College London, followed by postdoctoral fellowships at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science and Harvard Divinity School. Her research focuses on the empirical turn in 13th-century scholasticism, medieval medical epistemology, and Albert the Great’s integration of Arabic sources.

• Education: PhD in History of Science (King’s College London, 2014)
• Key Positions: Assistant Professor in Medieval Thought (Durham University, 2016/17); Leopoldina Fellow (Harvard Divinity School, 2017/18)

Her work explores how sensory experience shaped medieval scientific and philosophical inquiry, particularly in Aristotelian commentaries and medical practices. Recent publications include edited volumes on premodern experience, Albert the Great’s Arabic sources, and Averroes’ influence on empiricism. Current projects investigate neural epistemologies, medieval medical knowledge, and cross-cultural scientific exchange.

• Grants & Projects: Leads the MPIWG research group; collaborates on global epistemic frameworks (e.g., "Experiencing Nature through Old and New Epistemes")