Markus Schrenk

Markus Schrenk is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Düsseldorf, with a focus on Metaphysics and Philosophy of Science. He is affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and has served as president of the German Society for Analytic Philosophy (GAP) since 2023. His research spans metaphysics of science (laws, dispositions, causation, modality), epistemology, philosophy of language, and art. He is known for directing the interactive philosophical event series denXte, which won the 2022 Communicator Science Prize.

• Academic Roles: President of the German Society for Analytic Philosophy (2023–present), Liaison Lecturer of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (2021–present), University Professor at University of Düsseldorf (2014–present).
• Education: Doctorate in Philosophy (DPhil, Oxford, 2000–05), Master of Arts (Bonn, 1994–00).

His research interests include the metaphysics of science, focusing on natural laws, dispositions, and causation, alongside Wittgensteinian and Schopenhauerian philosophy, logical empiricism, and the philosophy of art. His recent publications explore Better Best Systems Theory, proprioceptive art, and the interplay between nomological necessity and dispositional realism. His work bridges analytical and continental traditions, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches.

The 2022 Communicator Science Prize (for denXte) and the 2006 Ontos Prize underscore his contributions to science communication and metaphysics. He has received scholarships from the German National Scholarship Foundation (1994–04), DAAD (1997–98), and AHRC (2001–04).

Schrenk teaches foundational courses in metaphysics, philosophy of language, and logic. He has held visiting roles at the University of Luxembourg (2011) and contributed to edited volumes like Cognitive Structures (2021) and Meta2physics (2018).