Lucilla Guidi

Dr. Lucilla Guidi is a Researcher at the Institute of Philosophy/Chair of Ethics/Aesthetics at the University of Potsdam. She previously served as a Research Associate in the DFG Research Training Group 2477 'Aesthetic Practice' at the University of Hildesheim (2019–2022). Her academic career includes roles as a Postdoctoral Researcher at TU Dresden, Visiting Scholar at Humboldt University Berlin, and lecturer at the University of Cassino. Her research focuses on phenomenology, philosophy of language, and the intersections of aesthetics and ethics, particularly exploring performativity in Heidegger and Wittgenstein. She co-edits the book series 'Aesthetic Practice. Transdisciplinary Perspectives' (Brill/Fink) and has authored monographs such as Il rovescio del performativo (2016) and Phenomenology as Performative Exercise (2020). Awards include the 2014 Dissertation Prize from TU Dresden's Faculty of Philosophy.

Education highlights include a binational PhD (Dr. phil.) from TU Dresden and the University of Cassino (2014), with a dissertation on Heidegger's phenomenology. She has reviewed for journals like Philosophy Study and contributed to collaborative research projects such as SFB 804 'Transcendence and Community Sense.'

• Key Research Themes: Performative exercises, language-games, ethical transformations, Heideggerian methodology, Wittgensteinian critique.
• Recent Activities: Co-edited volumes on Wittgensteinian ethics (2023) and phenomenological exercises (2020), with ongoing focus on praxis and contingency in philosophy.

Her work bridges continental philosophy with contemporary ethical and aesthetic inquiries, emphasizing transformative philosophical practices. Office: Am Neuen Palais 10, Room 2.13; contact via lucilla.guidi@uni-potsdam.de.