Curriculum vitae Department of Philosophy University of Zurich Zollikerstrasse 117 8008 Zurich, Switzerland +41 44 634 85 30 michael.raeber@philos.uzh.ch EDUCATION 2016 Ph.D., Political Philosophy, University of Zurich, doctoral program Language, Mind and Practice Dissertation title: Knowing Democracy A Pragmatist Account of the Epistemic Dimension in Democratic Politics Supervisor: Francis Cheneval, examiners: Mark Warren, Marco Steenbergen, Markus Stepanians, Francis Cheneval. Passed with summa cum laude 2010 M.A., Philosophy, subfields in History and Political Science, University of Zurich PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS 2016 - Post-Doctoral researcher, Department of Philosophy, University of Zurich 2015 2016 Doctoral position, Chair in Political Philosophy, University of Zurich 2012 2015 Doctoral position, Chair in Philosophy, ETH Zurich OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2013 2014 Visiting researcher with Ian Shapiro, Department of Political Science, Yale University Page 1/5
PUBLICATIONS Refereed Journal Articles 2013 Räber, Michael I. "The Art of Democracy Art as a Tool for Developing Democratic Citizenship and Stimulating Public Debate: A Rortyan-Deweyan Account." Humanities 2, no. 2: 176-192. Book Chapters 2015 Räber, Michael I. Das Eigene und Fremde bei John Locke. Lockes Legitimation von Eigentumsrechten und der britischen Kolonisierung Amerikas. In Völkerrechtsphilosophie der Frühaufklärung, edited by Tilmann Altwicker, Francis Cheneval, and Oliver Diggelmann. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck. Encyclopedia Entries 2017 Räber, Michael I. Die Kunstphilosophie des Pragmatismus. Handbuch Pragmatismus. Stuttgart: Metzler. 2017 Räber, Michael I. Der Kulturbegriff im Pragmatismus. Handbuch Pragmatismus. Stuttgart: Metzler. Other Publications 2015 Räber, Michael I. Die Demokratie und ihre Experten. www.philosophie.ch Translations 2016 Der Begriff des Völkerrechts bei Smauel Puffendorf. By Michael J. Seidler. Völkerrechtsphilosophie der Frühaufklärung, edited by Tilmann Altwicker, Francis Cheneval, and Oliver Diggelmann. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck. English to German. GRANTS 2012 2015 Doctoral Scholarship by Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) 2013 2014 Mobility Grant by Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) Page 2/5
CONFERENCE ACTIVITY Conferences Organized 2016 International workshop on The Future of Pragmatism Conversations with Matthew Festenstein, University of St. Gallen (November 25-26) 2012 International workshop on Human Nature and Moral Conduct Perspectives of a Pragmatist Ethics, University of Zurich (May) Papers Presented Dimension in Democratic Politics. Gecopol Research Seminar in Political Theory, Université de Genève, (December 2016) 2016 What Knowledge Should Democracies Include and Why?. Research Seminar in Political Theory, University of Zurich (November 2016) Dimension in Democratic Politics. The Future of Pragmatism Conversations with Matthew Festenstein, University of St. Gallen (November 2016) Dimension in Democratic Politics. Annual Colloquium of the Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS), University of Zurich/ETH Zurich (January 2016) 2015 The Epistemic Value of Diversity in Democratic Deliberative Systems. Research Seminar in Political Theory, University of Zurich (October 2015) 2014 Political Knowledge, Diversity & The Epistemic Limits of Inclusive Deliberation. Deliberation after Consensus, Centre franco-norvégien en sciences sociales et humaines, Fondation Maison des Sciences de l homme (FMSH), Paris (November 2014) 2014 Political Knowledge and Democracy. Research Seminar, ETH Zurich (October 2014) 2014 A Pragmatist Account Of Criticism. Critique and Crisis The 2014 Symposium of the Swiss Philosophical Society, University of St. Gallen (June 2014) 2014 The Correctness of the Mob To what extent should democracy include diversity and disagreement?. Research Seminar in Political Theory, University of Zurich (March 2014) Page 3/5
2013 Pragmatist Aesthetics, Social Criticism and Democracy. London Conference in Critical Thought, Royal Holloway University of London (June 2013) 2013 How to Conceive of Democracy in Experimentalist Terms. Researching Citizenship & Democracy in Europe, University of Zurich (May 2013) 2012 Assessing Pragmatist Arguments for an Epistemic Justification of Democracy. Research Seminar in Political Theory, University of Zurich (October 2012) 2012 Rorty and Dewey on the Aesthetics of Moral Perception, Social Criticism and the Democratic Power of Art. Rethinking Pragmatist Aesthetics, University of Social Sciences and Humanities Wroclaw (August 2012) 2012 The Democratic Qualities of Narratives Rorty s Idea of Cultural Intervention Reconsidered. Rorty and Marquard at ETH Zurich (May 2012) COURSES TAUGHT 2016 Undergraduate lecture: Introduction to Philosophy Political Theory 2016 Undergraduate seminar: Pragmatism 2015 Undergraduate seminar: Theories of deliberative democracy 2012 Leading and co-organization of the Summerschool Cosmopolitanism Towards a global ethics? for the Swiss Study Foundation 2011 12 Political Philosophy; Medical and Nursing Ethics (Advanced Studies in Applied Ethics Center for Ethics Zurich) Research and teaching assistance 2011 2012 Teaching assistant to Prof. Dr. Francis Cheneval 2008 2009 Semester assistant and tutor to Prof. Dr. Bernd Roeck (Department of History, University of Zurich) Page 4/5
OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES 2015 Reviewer for The Monist 2013 Treasurer for the Swiss Philosophical Association 2011 Co-initiator of the working group Swiss Pragmatism Network, Zurich RELATED PROFESSIONAL SKILLS 2015 Teaching Diploma for Secondary and Higher Education in Philosophy and History, University of Zurich LANGUAGES German: native in reading, speaking, and writing English: fluent in reading, speaking, and writing French: excellent in reading; conversational in speaking and writing Latin: can read and write with dictionary Page 5/5