Dr. Matthias Hoesch

Current affiliations

  • Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Ethics of Migration
  • Political Philosophy
  • Normative Ethics, especially Kant, Bentham, Parfit
  • Philosophy of History

Academic Education

since 2015Preparation of a Habilitation Thesis in philosophy (submitted in May 2024)
2009 - 2013Doctoral studies in Philosophy at the University of Münster
2009 - 2013Graduate scholarship for doctoral studies through Studienstiftung Cusanuswerk
2007 - 2009Undergraduate scholarship through Studienstiftung Cusanuswerk
2004 - 2009Studies in Philosophy, Public Law and Catholic Theology (M. A.) at the University of Münster
2006 - 2007Studies at the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Salamanca (Spain)

Work Experience

since 01/2023Research assistant of the Speaker of the Cluster of Excellence
10/2024 - 03/2025Interim professorship "Practical Philosophy", University of Trier
10/2017 - 12/2022Head of subproject at the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"
04/2015 - 09/2018Deputy professorship at the Philosophy Department of WWU Münster
10/2013 - 09/2017Research assistant at the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics", University of Münster
2009 - 2015Lecturer at the Department of Philosophy and the Center of University of Münster
2009 - 2013Graduate research assistant at the Philosophy Department of the University of Münster
02/2012 - 04/2012Visiting PhD Researcher at the Faculty of Philosophy, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (the Netherlands)
2007 - 2009Student research assistant at the Philosophy Department of the University of Münster

Functions and Memberships

since 2018Member of the Advisory Board of the Journal for Ethics and Moral Philosophy
since 2007Member of the Centre of Philosophy of Science
2021 - 2024Sprecher, Head of the ZiF Cooperation Group "Normative Challenges of the European Asylum System"
10/2016 - 09/2021Fellow, Fellow in the promotion program for junior scholars "The Young ZiF"
2015 - 2018Spokesman of the Postdocs and Member of the Board of Director of the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"

Publications

Hoesch Matthias, Sticker Martin (2024)
In: Journal of Value Inquiry, 58
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Hoesch, Matthias (2024)
In: Journal of Social Philosophy, 2024(55)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Hoesch, Matthias; Mantel, Susanne (2024)
In: Journal of Applied Philosophy, 41(4)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Hoesch, Matthias (2023)
In: Res Publica, 29
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Hoesch, Matthias (2023)
In: Kühnlein, Michael (eds.), Religionsphilosophie nach Kant: Im Angesicht des Bösen. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler Verlag.
Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
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Projects

Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2022 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/11/2012 - 31/12/2018 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/10/2009 - 31/10/2012 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster

Prizes

Prize question 2015: "Which and how many Refugees should we admit?" (1. Prize)
Awarded by: Society for Analytic Philosophy
Award given to: Hoesch, Matthias
Date of awarding: 15/05/2016
Type of distinction: Best publication award