Dominique Kuenzle, PD Dr.
- Privatdozent
Research
- Philosophy of Language: focus on pragmatist accounts of linguistic meaning in terms of language use (Wittgenstein, Brandom)
- Epistemology: focus on metaepistemological questions regarding epistemology’s aims and criteria of success
- Feminist philosophy: focus on feminist epistemology and philosophy of language in the analytic tradition
- Existentialism: Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, de Beauvoir
- Critical thinking: argumentative and conceptual competences, methods in philosophy
Curriculum vitae
| 2021 | Interview in "Sternstunde Philosophie" (Swiss public broadcaster SRF), discussion of whether questions of social justice are usefully framed in terms of sensitivity (in German) |
| 2020 | Interview in "Sternstunde Philosophie" (Swiss public broadcaster SRF), discussion of some worrying stats concerning men and the role of masculine norms and identities (in German) |
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2018 |
Interview in "Sternstunde Philosophie" (Swiss public broadcaster SRF), discussion of the ethics and legality of prostitution (in German). |
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2011 |
Appointed as Privatdozent in philosophy, Venia Legendi for philosophy at the University of Zurich |
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2010 |
Habilitation with the thesis "Refurbishing the Epistemic Realm: A New Meta-Epistemology" |
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Since 2010 |
Teacher for philosophy, 2010–2016 at the Kantonsschule Heerbrugg, 2016– at the Kantonsschule Wil (SG) |
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2004 – 2010 |
Research assistant at the chair for theoretical philosophy (Prof. Dr. Peter Schulthess), University of Zurich |
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1999 – 2005 |
Phd at the University of Sheffield (UK) "Referring Performances - Towards an Account of Singular Term Use" supervised by Christopher Hookway und Jennifer Saul |
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2001 – 2002 |
Research fellow at the University of Pittsburgh (supervised by Robert Brandom) |
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1993 – 1999 |
Studies (lic. phil.) in philosophy, history and German literature with the thesis "Rorty und Davidson über Wahrheit", supervised by P. Schulthess |
Teaching
Course Catalogue
| V-Nr | Course | Start / End | Date | Lecturers | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2438 |
06ST160-507e
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from 18.09.2026
to 18.12.2026
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gemäss Ankündigung oder indiv. Vereinbarung | Dominique Kuenzle | |
| 2486 |
06ST164-501f
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from 18.09.2026
to 18.12.2026
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gemäss Ankündigung oder indiv. Vereinbarung | Dominique Kuenzle | |
| 3041 |
06ST164-501b
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from 01.08.2026
to 31.01.2027
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gemäss Ankündigung oder indiv. Vereinbarung | Dominique Kuenzle | |
| 3811 |
06UE160-007a
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from 15.09.2026
to 15.12.2026
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Di 14:00-15:45 | Dominique Kuenzle | |
| 3812 |
06UE160-007b
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from 15.09.2026
to 15.12.2026
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Di 16:15-18:00 | Dominique Kuenzle | |
| 0916 |
06SE090Phi2
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from 15.09.2026
to 15.12.2026
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Di 10:15-12:00 | Dominique Kuenzle |