Prof Dr Jacob Martin Rump from Creighton University in Omaha, USA, has been awarded a Humboldt Research Fellowship for experienced researchers and will now continue his work at Paderborn University for an initial three months and for a further three months next year. With this fellowship, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation supports academics with above-average qualifications in their research projects in Germany. The applications choose their project and host themselves.
Prof Rump has been working at the Institute of Human Sciences, subject area Philosophy, with Prof Dr Sebastian Luft since the beginning of March. The American specialises in the history of philosophy and conducts research at the interface of epistemology, theory of meaning, language theory and intentionality, with a particular interest in artificial intelligence. "I chose Paderborn University because I have a long-standing academic friendship with Mr Luft and I greatly appreciate his work in the history of philosophy and phenomenology in particular. Another important reason for deciding to pursue my interests in Paderborn was the opportunity to spend time at a university that conducts research in the humanities and computer science in equal measure," describes Prof Rump.
For Immanuel Kant, philosophy was also a guarantor of academic freedom. However, this great good is currently under threat in the USA. "The current state of support for free academic research in the USA is worrying. I am therefore all the more grateful for the opportunity to continue my research here, even if only for a few months - with the peace and space for reflection that such a research visit offers," continues Prof Rump.
Prof Luft holds the Chair of Theoretical Philosophy at Paderborn University and his research focuses on Classical German Philosophy, German Idealism, Neo-Kantianism, Phenomenology and Hermeneutics, American Pragmatism and Philosophy of Mind. He emphasises: "I have known Mr Rump for over a decade and am genuinely delighted to be working more closely with him again. With his expertise in the field of artificial intelligence, he is also a very interesting dialogue partner for other members of my subject area - such as my colleague Suzana Alpsancar, who holds the newly established professorship in "Philosophy and Ethics of Scientific and Technological Cultures"."
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