Academic Background:
Permanent Lecturer ("Ständiger Dozent") in Philosophy at the University of St. Gallen since February 2014.
Doctoral Studies in “Organization and Culture” at the University of St. Gallen, Dissertation in Philosophy, supervised by Dieter Thomä (St. Gallen) and Axel Honneth (Frankfurt am Main/New York); graduated with highest distinction (summa cum laude) September 2013.
PhD-Visiting Student upon invitation of Robert Pippin at the University of Chicago’s Committee on Social Thought, from September 2012 till August 2013; financed by the Swiss National Science Funds.
Member of the St. Gallen Research Center for Ageing, Welfare and Labour Market Analysis, until August 2012.
Magister Artium (Master) in Philosophy with Sociology and Statistics, until August 2009.
Master of Arts in Banking and Finance at the University of St. Gallen, until October 2010.
Bachelor of Honors in Business Administration at the University of Applied Sciences Landshut, until August 2006.
Academic Distinctions:
Research grant awarded by the Swiss National Science Funds in the academic year 2012/13.
Publications:
For a list of my publications please connect to my page in “alexandria” (https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/Personen/Person/F/Michael_Festl)
and use the link „Veröffentlichungen“.
Memberships and engagement:
President of the Swiss Philosophical Society since November 2013.
Vice-President of the Philosophical Society of Eastern Switzerland: http://www.philosophie.ch/pgo
Member of the German Philosophical Society
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