Rainer Hegselmann

Tel: (+49) 0921/55-4161
Fax: (+49) 0921/55-4160
Email: rainer.hegselmann@uni-bayreuth.de 
Office: 01.18 (GW II) 

Office hours: Tue 12:30-1:30
Curriculum Vitae
 
Born  in Essen, Germany, November 1950.
1969-1973 Student at Bochum University (philosophy and social sciences).
1973 MA in social sciences.
1977 PhD in philosophy, Essen University. Title: Normativity and Rationality - The Problem of Practical Reason in Analytical Philosophy.
1983 Habilitation, Karlsruhe University. Title: Formal Dialectics - Towards a Theory of Rational Argumentation.
1974-1986 Assistent professor at Essen University, Dept. of Philosophy.
1986-1988 Heisenberg scholar of the German National Science Foundation (DFG).
1988-1996 Full Professor (tenure) of philosophy at Bremen University.
1994-1995 Fellow in residence at The Netherlands Institute For Advanced Study.
1996- Professor of philosophy at Bayreuth University.
1999-2000 Fellow at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research  (ZiF) at the University of Bielefeld (Research Group Making Choices)
 
Functions 
 
  • Co-editor of the Scientia Nova series at Oldenbourg publishing company
  • Co-editor of the 'Vienna Circle' priority program at Suhrkamp publishing company
  • Chair of the SIMSOC (Simulating Societies) group, which is publishing the electronic Journal of Artifical Societies and Social Simulation (JASSS).

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