Sebastian Köhler

Sebastian Köhler is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. He teaches in the BSc in Management, Philosophy & Economics, BSc in Computational Business Analytics, and the Master of Applied Data Science. He previously served as a Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter at Universität Duisburg-Essen and a Lecturer at Princeton University. His research focuses on meta-ethical questions surrounding normativity, the philosophies of Mind and Language, and the ethics of emerging information technologies.

• University of Edinburgh (PhD)
• University of Bielefeld
• London School of Economics
• University of Cambridge

Köhler’s research bridges philosophical theory with practical applications in data science and AI ethics. His work on conceptual engineering addresses the challenges of defining and implementing ethical frameworks in technological contexts, particularly in autonomous systems and machine learning. Recent publications explore expressivist accounts of moral disagreement, the functional role of normative concepts, and the ethical implications of robot moral status.

His scholarly contributions span leading journals such as The Journal of Philosophy, Ethics, Australasian Journal of Philosophy, Philosophical Studies, The Philosophical Quarterly, Erkenntnis, and Ratio. While no explicit scientific awards are documented, his interdisciplinary research has shaped discourse on responsible AI and the intersection of ethics and computational analytics.