Susan Gottlöber

Susan Gottlöber is an Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department at Maynooth University (Ireland), serving as the Arts and Humanities Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning. She holds a PhD from TU Dresden (2010) with research on Nicholas of Cusa's relational ontology and interreligious tolerance.

Education:

• Bachelor/Master: Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, and Mathematics (1996–2004, TU Dresden)
• Master Thesis (2003): 'The Significance of Misfortune in Simone Weil’s Path to Divine Love'
• Doctoral Studies (2004–2009): Chair of Philosophy of Religions at TU Dresden

Research Interests:

• Phenomenology of Max Scheler and Edith Stein
• Medieval philosophical theology (Nicholas of Cusa)
• Ethics of tolerance, alterity, and interreligious dialogue
• Interdisciplinary philosophical anthropology

Key Contributions:

• Edited volumes on Scheler (Springer, 2022), Cusa's tolerance (Brepols, 2022)
• Major publications on religious pluralism, personalism, and medieval ethics
• Active in teaching innovation and university governance (Athena Swan Bronze Award)

Recent Work: Explores 21st-century applications of Schelerian ethics, medieval tolerance concepts, and the philosophical implications of Darwinian theory through a Schelerian lens.