Prof. Dr. Reinold Schmücker

Current affiliations

  • Professur für Philosophie mit dem Schwerpunkt Philosophische Ästhetik, Theorie der Kulturwissenschaften und Medienphilosophie (Prof. Schmücker)
  • Center for the Philosophy of Science

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Esthetics and Philosophy of arts
  • Ethics and Applied ethics
  • Political Philosophy and Philosophy of Law
  • Cultural Philosophy
  • Philosophy of Artefacts

Academic Education

1997Doctoral degree (Dr. phil.) in Philosophy at University of Hamburg
1991University degree in Philosophy, German Literature and Theology (Magister) at University of Hamburg
1985 - 1991Studies in Philosophy, German Literature and Theology at Tübingen University and University of Hamburg
1985 - 1991Scholarship by Evangelisches Studienwerk Villigst

Work Experience

since 2009Professor of Philosophy at University of Münster
2009 - 2010Managing Director of the Institute of Philosophy of University of Münster
2004 - 2009Executive director of the Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald (Institute for Advanced Study)
1997 - 2004Assistant Professor of Philosophy at University of Hamburg
1995 - 1997Guest Lecturer at University of Applied Sciences Hamburg
1991 - 1995Research Assistant at the Philosophical Seminar of the University of Hamburg

Functions and Memberships

since 2012Member of the American Society for Aesthetics (ASA)
since 2012Member of the European Society for Aesthetics (ESA)
since 2010Member of the Research College on "Theoretische Grundfragen der Normenbegründung in Medizinethik und Biopolitik" at the University of Münster
since 2008Elected member of the philosophical-historical section of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
since 2002Co-Editor of the series "KunstPhilosophie"
since 2000Member of the German Association for Philosophy (DGPhil)
since 1999Member of the Association for Analytical Philosophy (GAP)
since 1996Member of the German Society of Aesthetics
2015 - 2016Leiter der Forschungsgruppe "Ethik des Kopierens"/"The Ethics of Coyping" am Zentrum für interdisziplinäre Forschung an der Universität Bielefeld (ZiF)
2010 - 2015Member of the board of directors of the Center for Philosophy of Science of the University of Münster
2001 - 2008Member of the scientific advisory board of the German Association for Aesthetics

Appointments

2008Offer to a Professorship for Philosophie mit dem Schwerpunkt Philosophische Ästhetik, Theorie der Kulturwissenschaften und Medienphilosophie (W2) , University of Münster (accepted)
2008Offer to a Professorship for Philosophie der Kulturellen Welt (W2) , RWTH Aachen University (rejected)

Publications

Hoffmann Martin, Schmücker Reinold (2022)
In: Siegmund Judith (eds.), Handbuch Kunstphilosophie. Bielefeld: Transcript Verlag.
Type of Publication: Entry in encyclopedia (book contribution)
Schmücker Reinold (2021)
Ditzingen: Reclam Verlag.
Type of Publication: Book (monograph)
Schmücker Reinold (2021)
In: Symbolism, 20
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Zahrádka P, Schmücker R (2021)
In: Journal of Media Ethics, 37
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Schmücker Reinold (2021)
In: Forschung & Lehre, 28
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
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Projects

Duration: 01/04/2023 - 31/03/2027 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Centres for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences
Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/11/2022 - 31/12/2023
Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programs
Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project
Duration: 01/10/2018 - 30/09/2019
Funded by: Hans Fries-Stiftung
Type of project: Individual project
Duration: 11/07/2017 - 14/07/2017
Funded by: Center for Interdisciplinary Research of Bielefeld University
Type of project: Scientific Event
Duration: 19/10/2015 - 22/10/2015
Type of project: Own resources project
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Talks

Digital Ethics - an Overview
Schmücker, Reinold (29/09/2020)
Digital Ethics - The Issue of Images, Villa Vigoni. Deutsch-Italienisches Zentrum für Exzellenz, Loveno, Italien
Type of talk: scientific talk
Wer ist Öffentlichkeit?
Schmücker, Reinold (29/01/2020)
Vortragsreihe „18.c.t.: Exkurse zum Thema Öffentlichkeit“ - Begleitend zur Ausstellung „The Public Matters“, LWL Museum für Kunst und Kultur, Münster
Type of talk: scientific talk
Beauty - no place, nowhere?
Schmücker, Reinold (27/05/2019)
THE PLACE OF BEAUTY IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD Annual Conference of the Nordic Society of Aesthetics , Espoo/Helsinki: Hanaholmen, Swedish-Finnish Cultural Center
Type of talk: scientific talk
What (If Anything) Can Justify Artistic Production Today?
Schmücker, Reinold (06/07/2017)
„Citizen Artist Incubator“, Kunstuniversität Linz, Domgasse 1, Audimax, 4020 Linz, Österreich
Type of talk: scientific talk
Wozu Kunst und warum heute immer noch?
Schmücker, Reinold (05/07/2017)
Vortragsreihe »Was ist Kunst? Was kann Kunst?«, Hochschule der bildenden Künste (HBK) Essen, Deutschland
Type of talk: scientific talk
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Prizes

Dr. Helmut und Hannelore Greve-Preis der Joachim Jungius-Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften 1998
Awarded by: Joachim Jungius-Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften
Award given to: Schmücker, Reinold
Date of awarding: 01/01/1998
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction

Doctorates

Person und Zeit
Candidate: Kahmen Anna | Supervisors: Quante Michael; Schmücker Reinold
Period of time: 01/10/2019 - 24/11/2023
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
The Act of Painting
Candidate: Kanıyaş, Ali Nejat | Supervisors: Schmücker, Reinold
Period of time: 01/04/2019 - 30/09/2023
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Status und Funktion. Zu Theorie und Praxis des literarischen Werks. Mit Analysen zum Oeuvre von Max Frisch
Candidate: Kater, Thomas | Supervisors: Wagner-Egelhaaf, Martina; Schmücker, Reinold; Gilbert, Annette | Reviewers: Wagner-Egelhaaf, Martina; Schmücker, Reinold; Gilbert, Annette
Period of time: 01/10/2016 - 29/03/2022
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Was ist Manipulation und was ihr ethischer Status?
Candidate: Turza, Christiane | Supervisors: Schmücker, Reinold; Schaber, Peter
Period of time: 01/10/2013 - 08/07/2021
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Was kann phänomenologische Ästhetik leisten? Eine metaästhetische Untersuchung zu Spezifik, Problemen und Potentialen einer Strömung philosophischer Ästhetik…
Candidate: Konietzko, Sebastian | Supervisors: Schmücker, Reinold; Leinkauf, Thomas
Period of time: 01/01/2015 - 12/03/2021
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
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