Dr. Manja Kisner

Biography

Manja Kisner works primarily in Kantian and post-Kantian philosophy, with a focus on German idealism and Schopenhauer. Her research interests include the influence of classical German philosophy on 19th and 20th-century philosophies, particularly the reception of Kant and German idealism. She is currently dedicated to exploring the concept of 'drive' (Trieb) in classical German philosophy, examining how this concept evolved into a distinct philosophical idea that laid the foundations for integrative accounts of human life and nature. Before joining Radboud University, Manja was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Jena and LMU Munich, and has also lectured at the University of Wuppertal and served as a visiting scholar at KU Leuven and Brown University. She received her PhD in Philosophy from LMU Munich and has been part of research groups at the Center for Contemporary European Philosophy, contributing to various research projects and publications. Her recent projects include a DFG Research Project on Biology and Ethics, focusing on the concept of drive in classical German philosophy from January to April 2022 at the University of Jena and afterwards at Radboud University.

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