Prof. Mag. theol. Dr. phil. Michael Hofer

Prof. Mag. theol. Dr. phil.

Michael Hofer

Professor of Theoretical Philosophy

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Gebäude: Neubau, Raum 110

Personal data

  • Date of Birth 18.1.1966
  • Place of Birth Steyr
  • Languages German, English, French, Italian (reading), Latin, Ancient Greek

Education

  • from - until school (university), place, country, degree
  • 1976 - 1984 High School: Neusprachliches Bundesgymnasium Steyr Werndlpark, Austria
  • 1984 - 1990 Studies in Philosophy, German Philology, and Theology at Vienna University, Austria
  • Degree: Magister
  • 1996 Doctorate in Philosophy at Vienna University, Austria

Scholarships and studies abroad

  • from - until scholarships (exchange programme), institution, place, country
  • October 1987 - February 1988 Studies at Goethe University Frankfurt/M. (FRG)
  • January - June 1993 Visiting Scholar at Georgetown University Washington D.C. (USA)

Professional experience and teaching activities

  • from - until occupation, employer(institution), place, country
  • 1999 - 2001 Teaching assignment at Vienna University
  • 2000 - 2005 Teaching assignment at the Philosophisch-theologische Hochschule St. Pölten
  • Summer semester 2017 Teaching assignment at Vienna University
  • Summer semester 2018 Teaching assignment at Vienna University

Memberships

  • Since 1994 Member of the Board of Trustees of the Otto Mauer Fonds, Vienna
  • Since 1999 Austrian Society for Philosophy of Religion
  • Since 2001 Member of the Board of Directors of the Forum St. Stephan. Gespräche zwischen Wissenschaft, Kultur und Kirche, Vienna
  • Since 2011 Member of the Selection Committee of Pro Scientia. Österreichisches Studienförderungswerk
  • Since 2013 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Bulletin der Heinrich Barth-Gesellschaft, Basel
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