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Pascale Willemsen, Prof. Dr.
- SNF-Professorin / SNSF professorship
- Phone
- +41 44 634 85 37
- Address
- UZH Philosophisches Seminar, Zollikerstrasse 117, CH-8008 Zürich
- Room number
- ZOA 3 315
Research
- Metaethics
- Moral Psychology
- Evaluative Language
- Applied Ethics
- Philosophy of Law
- (Folk) Concepts
- Experimental Philosophy
Teaching
Curriculum vitae
| Since 06/2025 |
100% Professor (SNSF Förderprofessur) and Principal Investigator of the SNSF Starting Grant «Shining Light on Praise» and PI of the SNSF Ambizione Grant «Investigating Thick Ethical Concepts – Philosophical and Empirical Perspectives», University of Zurich |
| 01/2022 – 05/2025 | Principal Investigator of the SNSF Ambizione Research Group «Investigating Thick Ethical Concepts – Philosophical and Empirical Perspectives» |
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09/2019 – 12/2021 |
Postdoc at the SNSF Eccellenza Research Group of Kevin Reuter |
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04/2018 – 09/2019 |
Assistant Professor in Philosophy at the Chair for Philosophy of Mind, |
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10/2017 – 03/2018 |
Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department for Experimental Psychology, University College London |
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06/2017 – 09/2018 |
Postdoctoral Researcher at the Chair for Philosophy of Mind, Ruhr-University Bochum |
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2018 |
GdF Dissertation Prize for outstanding interdisciplinary dissertations at Ruhr-University Bochum, Gesellschaft der Freunde der Ruhr-Universität Bochum |
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01/2014 – 06/2017 |
PhD in Philosophy, Ruhr-University Bochum, Dissertation Topic: “Investigating the Role of Causal Responsibility for the Attribution of Moral Responsibility”, Committee: Albert Newen (first supervisor), Edouard Machery (second supervisor), Corinna Mieth, Tobias Schlicht, James Wilberding |
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08/2015 – 11/2015 |
Visiting Fellow at the Department of Philosophy and the Program of Cognitive Science, Yale University, Host: Joshua Knobe |
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09/2012 – 08/2013 |
MSc. in Philosophy of Science, London School of Economics and Political Science |
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10/2007 – 09/2012 |
M.A. and B.A. in Philosophy and Linguistics and Communication Studies, RWTH Aachen |
Publications
ZORA Publication List
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Publications
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Edited Scientific Work
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2022
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Monograph
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2019
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Scientific Publication in Electronic Form
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2021
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Metaethik und die experimentelle Philosophie : Eine Reise durch Dick und Dünn. Biel/Bienne: Philosophie.ch.
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Metaethics and Experimental Philosophy: A journey through thick and thin. Los Angeles: The brains blog.
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2019
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Working Paper
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2021
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Beyond the Courtroom: Agency and the Perception of Free Will. PhilPapers MACBTC-3, University of Zurich.
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Direct and derivative moral responsibility : An overlooked distinction in experimental philosophy. PsyArXiv Preprints bz38e, University of Zurich.
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Examining evaluativity in legal discourse : A comparative corpus-linguistic study of thick concepts. PsyArXiv Preprints yxsp9, University of Zurich.
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Lying, deceptive implicatures, and commitment. PsyArXiv Preprints n96eb, University of Zurich.
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2020
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Can a question be a lie? An empirical investigation. OSF Preprints jfyn8, University of Zurich.
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