“Denkzeichen: For students and those interested in philosophy”.“Philosophisingabout current topics in Dan Perjovschi’s art”. With Waltraud Bagge. Horst-Janssen-Museum, 5 September 2020.
“The Philosophy of Words. Philosophising with children about Dan Perjovschi’s pictures”. With Waltraud Bagge. Horst Janssen Museum, 4 September 2020.
“A Beautiful Life?” Discussion group as part of the art exhibition “Schön hier” at the Erphokirche in Münster. 12 March 2020.
‘The Human Right to Enjoyment – The Humanity of a Good Meal’. Lecture as part of the 2020 Winter Academy of Philosophy on the theme: Food and Thought. Between a banquet and fast food. 12–21 February 2020 at the Franz Hitze Haus Academy, Münster. 20 February 2020.
“Production-Oriented Methods of Text Analysis”. Workshop as part of a symposium on the didactics of philosophy at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland. 12 December 2019.
‘Philosophy Didactics or the Didactics of Philosophy? The Meaning and Limits of a Discipline’. Lecture as part of a symposium on the didactics of philosophy at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland. 11 December 2019.
‘Us and Animals: Questions of Animal Ethics when Philosophising with Primary School Children’. Lecture at the Philosophy Colloquium at the University of Bremen. 5 December 2019.
“Experimental Methods of Philosophising in Higher Education”. Lecture as part of the workshop “Experimentation in Subject Didactics in Philosophy” organised by the Centre of Excellence in Ethics at LMU on 15 November 2019.
“Inclusive Education. Challenges for Philosophising with Children”. Keynote lecture at the conference “Philosophising with Children in Primary and Orientation School”. University of Rostock. 20 September 2019.
“Transhumanism. The most dangerous idea in the world?”. Workshop co-led with Kerstin Gregor as part of the Lower Saxony Professional Association Conference on Philosophy, Values and Norms. 6–8 September 2019.
“Us and Animals”. Lecture at phil cologne as part of “Klasse Denken”. Years 5/6 and 7/8. 4 June 2019 at the Comedia Theatre in Cologne.
“Right or wrong?How we treat nature.”Lecture as part of the Oldenburg Children’s University. Wednesday, 20 March 2019.
‘The Potential for Understanding from a Philosophical Perspective’.Workshop as part of the 5th Transdisciplinary Symposium of the Don Bosco Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: “I – You – We – You all”. Life and personality development in social groups. Alexianer Münster GmbH. 15 and 16 March 2019.
‘A colourful swarm of loners. Philosophising with aphorisms’. Lecture as part of the Philosophical Colloquium at the University of Oldenburg. 19 November 2018.
‘The Thought of Love.’Talk at the Delmenhorst Freemasons’ Lodge. 25 September 2018.
“Sacred Green? Opportunities and Limits of Nature-Ethical Argumentation Strategies.”Workshop as part of the Lower Saxony Professional Association Conference on Philosophy, Values and Norms. 7–9 September 2018.
“How does an opinion become a judgement? Procedures for appropriate judgement-forming”. Lecture as part of a series of lectures on bioethics at the Department of Biology, University of Münster. 11 June 2018.
‘A colourful swarm of loners. Philosophising with aphorisms’. Short lecture as part of UNI AM MARKT. Oldenburg, 26 May 2018.
“Life – a living encounter with death”. Philosophy meets mime. A mime performance with a discussion on the question: How do we deal with death in our lives? With Christoph Gilsbach. Hospice Day organised by Hospizdienst-Oberspreewald-Lausitz e.V., Senftenberg. Neue Bühne Senftenberg on 25 October 2017.
“What is philosophy? How can philosophising contribute to a fulfilling life?” Moderator of a discussion evening at the Catholic Women’s Association in Münster-Wolbeck on 20 September 2017.
“How can sustainability be ensured in the advance planning of treatments?” Moderator at the Open Space session as part of the Members’ Day of the German Society for Palliative Medicine. 15–16 September 2017. UKM Münster.
“Is it ethically permissible to kill male day-old chicks?” Lecture and discussion at the AWO – Wolbeck Local Branch. Open Thursday discussion group on 6 July 2017.
“A colourful swarm of stimulating mavericks. Aphorisms in ethics lessons.” Lecture at the School of Philosophy, University of Passau, on 29 June 2017.
‘How does an opinion become a judgement? Methods of appropriate judgement-forming’. Lecture as part of the series of lectures on bioethics at the Department of Biology, University of Münster. 29 May 2017.
“Self-determined value orientation through philosophising”. Workshop as part of the 3rd Transdisciplinary Symposium of the Don Bosco Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: What really matters? Values in life and in therapy. Alexianer Münster GmbH, 17–18 March 2017.
“Life – a living encounter with death”. Pantomime meets philosophy. Moderator of an event organised by the Warendorf Hospice Association, 18 February 2017.
“What is permissible for human beings? Descriptive and normative aspects of pre-natal human life.” Lecture as part of the “Bioethics” series of lectures at the University of Münster (WWU), Institute of Biology, 13 June 2016.
“Philosophy – and the art of leading a good life”. Talk and discussion at the AWO – Wolbeck Local Branch. Open Thursday discussion group, 9 June 2016.
“Philosophy for children and young people as a task for the future of democratic society.” Led a workshop and took part in a panel discussion at the phil.cologne event. In collaboration with the Federal Agency for Civic Education, 24 May 2016.
“On the opportunities presented by crises in children and young people. How we can also view crises in a positive light.” Workshop together with Dr Christopher Kirchhoff as part of the Alex-Talks. In collaboration with the Alexians and the Westfälische Nachrichten, 26 April 2016.
“It’s nice that you’ve noticed me,” said Death. Reflections on questions about death and dying. Planning a project with various nurseries in Münster and Hamm to engage children in philosophical discussions about dying and death. Kick-off meeting with the nursery managers, 13 April 2016 in Münster.
Neuro-enhancement in education and the workplace. Discourse symposium in Münster. Facilitating a group on ethical case analysis as part of a BMBF-funded discourse project on the issue of enhancing human brain performance on 22 January 2016 in Münster. NEIBA within the BMBF’s ELSA funding priority, led by Prof. Dr Nicola Erny.
“It’s nice that you’ve noticed me,” said Death. Reflections on questions concerning death and dying in social work contexts. Led a workshop at the 2015 DVSG National Congress on 5 November 2015 in Münster.
Power and Reflection. Public conference and ‘Forum for Philosophy of the DGPHil’. Chair of the‘Education and Reflective Elite’ section. 10 October 2015 at the University of Rostock.
Self-empowerment and ethical judgement – On the relevance of education for autonomy. Lecture at the alumni meeting of the continuing education programme in Applied Ethics at the University of Münster (WWU), 17 April 2015.
Philosophy in primary school. Guest speaker at the WDR’s Philosophical Radio Evening. 6 March 2015 in Cologne, hosted by Jürgen Wiebicke.
‘Production-Oriented Writing.’ Lecture at the University of Rostock as part of the conference: ‘Those Who Write Remain – Conference on the Development of Writing Skills in the First Year of University’, February 2015.
‘Philosophising with picture books on questions of dying and death’? Lecture at the Institute of Philosophy, University of Osnabrück, December 2014.
“Person – Identity or Illusion?” Joint conference organised by the Department of Philosophy at the University of Münster (WWU), the Philosophical-Political Academy and the Society for Socratic Philosophy. Led a workshop on the topic: “Strengthening the Self through Narrative Skills”, November 2014.
“Philosophising through writing.” Workshop in Oldenburg: Professional Association of Philosophy e.V., Lower Saxony Regional Branch, and the University of Oldenburg: New Approaches in the Didactics of Philosophy and Values and Norms, 19–20 September 2014.
“Philosophising with children in early years education?” Lecture for early years educators as part of the German Congress of Philosophy, Münster 2014.
“Philosophising with children on the question: What is happiness?” Philosophising with Year 4 pupils; in collaboration with the “Kulturstrolche” project run by the City of Münster as part of the German Congress of Philosophy, Münster 2014.
“Forever? Presentational and discursive elements in philosophising with children about questions concerning dying and death.” Lecture in the Section on Subject Didactics as part of the German Congress of Philosophy, Münster 2014.
Philosophical Writing Practice. Satellite project / workshop on the didactics of philosophical writing as part of the German Congress of Philosophy, Münster 2014.
“There is no need to fear indoctrination”. Education for Enlightenment. Interview with *Der Standard* in Vienna, 2 November 2012.
“When Philosophy Meets the Lifeworld – Connections between Applied Philosophy, Philosophy Didactics and Philosophising with Children.” Lecture at the University of Vienna, School of Philosophy and Educational Sciences. As part of the series ‘Fachdidaktik kontrovers’, 31 October 2012.
“Issues in animal ethics: resources for Years 5 and 6.”Workshop as part of the Philosophy Teachers’ Day for schools in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, 22 September 2011.
“Philosophy and Ethics Lessons for Children and Young People – ‘Integrative’! Didactic Points of Reference for Applied Philosophy.” Lecture at the XXII German Congress of Philosophy in Munich, 13 September 2011.
“Issues in Animal Ethics. Resources for Years 5 and 6.” Workshop held as part of the conference of the Forum for the Didactics of Philosophy and Ethics, 13 May 2011.
“Applied Philosophy and the Didactics of Philosophy and Ethics. Applied Philosophy – Points of reference for an integrative philosophy curriculum.” Planning and organisation of the conference of the Forum for the Didactics of Philosophy and Ethics at the University of Münster (WWU), 12–14 May 2011.
“On the Status of Practical Philosophy as a Subject in North Rhine-Westphalia.” Textbook presentation as part of an exchange between key figures in the teaching of Practical Philosophy. Prepared and conducted by the Münster District Government and the Centre for Practical Philosophy, 22 February 2011.
“Children philosophise.” Joint conference organised by the Department of Philosophy at the University of Münster, the Philosophical-Political Academy and the Society for Socratic Philosophy. Organisation of the conference. Delivery of a workshop, 2 October 2010.
“Production-oriented text work based on examples of the philosophical justification of morality.” Lecture and workshop as part of a training course for trainers on the topic: Analytical, hermeneutic and production-oriented text analysis in upper secondary school ethics lessons, with particular reference to the key topics for 2011/12. State Academy for Further Training and Staff Development in Schools. Baden-Württemberg, 10–12 February 2010.
“Emotion and Cognition.” Joint conference organised by the Department of Philosophy at the University of Münster (WWU), the Philosophical-Political Academy and the Society for Socratic Philosophy. Organisation of the conference. Chairing of the closing plenary session, 10 October 2009.
“Teaching ideas on ethical issues in research involving human embryonic stem cells.” Workshop at the Institute of Philosophy and Political Science, Dortmund Technical University, 28–30 September 2009.
“Humanism, innovation in the education system and subject didactics.” A workshop as part of the project “Humanism in the Age of Globalisation: An Intercultural Dialogue on Culture, Humanity and Values”. Co-operation between the Universities of Bochum, Dortmund and Duisburg-Essen. Chair of the second workshop: Prof. Dr Volker Steenblock (Ruhr University Bochum), 30 June 2009 at the Institute for Cultural Studies in Essen (KWI).
"Isit all completely neutral?" – On the significance of critiquing worldviews. Workshop as part of the conference organised by the Forum for the Didactics of Philosophy and Ethics, 9 May 2009.
“New Ethics, Values and Religious Studies Subjects”– Symposium organised by the Institute of Philosophy and the “Lebensgestaltung – Ethics and Religious Studies” Research Group at the University of Potsdam. Poster presentation on the subjects “Practical Philosophy” and “Philosophising with Children”, October 2008.
‘Sokratik and Critical Thinking’ Joint conference organised by the Department of Philosophy at the University of Münster (WWU), the Philosophical-Political Academy and the Society for Socratic Philosophy. Organisation of the conference. Delivery of a workshop on the topic:“Supporting Gifted Students through Socratic Method?”, September 2008.
“Bioethics and Didactics” Joint conference organised by the Centre for Bioethics at the University of Münster and the Department of Philosophy. Lecture on the topic: “Promoting Competence in Philosophy Lessons: The Case of Research into Human Embryonic Stem Cells”, July 2008.
“Michel Foucault: Critique of Knowledge as Archaeology and Genealogy.” Lecture at the Centre for Logic, Philosophy of Science and History of Science, University of Rostock, 22 May 2008.
“The Human Right to Education”. Philosophising with Children and Young People. Conference at the University of Oldenburg, November 2007.
“Philosophising for the Curious – Year 5 Study Group”. Study group “Philosophising for the Curious” for Year 5 pupils at the Clemens-Brentano-Gymnasium in Dülmen from February to June 2007. Supervision of the students who led the study group and observation of lessons.
“Philosophising with Picture Books” – a workshop at a conference organised by the Professional Association of Philosophy of North Rhine-Westphalia in Münster to mark the 10th anniversary of the subject of Practical Philosophy, November 2006.
“no body is perfect – Issues of Enhancement and Cosmetic Surgery” workshop at the Federal Congress of the Professional Association of Philosophy in Münster, September 2006.
“The Philosophy of the Art of Living as a Topic in Philosophy Lessons” Joint Training Day – Association for Religious Education and Professional Association of Philosophy – Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in co-operation with the University of Rostock, the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, and the State Institute for Schools and Training, September 2005.
“Competencies and Standards in Philosophy Lessons – Information on the Framework Curriculum for Philosophy in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin”, Berlin Senate Department for Education, Youth and Sport, teacher training, March 2005.
“Working with Texts and Whole Books in Philosophy Lessons” Teacher Training – State Institute for Schools and Training, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (L.I.S.A.), February 2005.
“Production-Oriented Approaches to Working with Texts and Images – A Contribution to the Development of Competences in Philosophy Lessons (Lower Secondary Level)” Philosophy and Education. On the Significance and Didactics of Philosophy in Schools. Symposium at Vechta University of Applied Sciences, December 2004.
“Universalism in Kant’s Practical Philosophy – or: The Fox in the Cage?” Lecture at the University of Rostock as part of a series of lectures on Kant during the Year of Kant, November 2004.
“Philosophising with Photographs”Joint Training Day – Association for Religious Education and Professional Association for Philosophy – Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in co-operation with the University of Rostock, the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, and the State Institute for Schools and Training, May 2004.
“Application-Oriented Ethics in Educational Processes – On the Formation of Ethical Judgement in Philosophy Lessons”German Congress of the General Society for Philosophy in Bonn, September 2002.
“Methods of Teaching Philosophy”– In-service training for philosophy subject coordinators in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, State Institute for Schools and Training, Schwerin, September 2002.
“Is the Categorical Imperative Applicable in Practical Life?” Weekend seminar organised by the student initiative of the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Rostock on the practical relevance of moral philosophy, June 2002.
“Applied Ethics in Educational Processes”– Philosophy seminar at the University of Münster: introductory seminar, May 2002.
“Ethical issues in pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) – implementation in the classroom”Days of Mathematics and Science Teaching in Rostock – teacher training, February 2002.
“Promoting Competence in Teaching on the Ethical Problems of Early Genetic Diagnosis”Conference of the Association of German Biology Educators in Rendsburg, October 2001.
“Student-centred methods – prospects for teacher training?” Discussion with the heads of department and coordinators for the subject of philosophy and the subject of ‘Philosophising with Children’ at L.I.S.A. Schwerin, June 2001.
“Subject Didactics in Philosophy and Ethics”– Chairing the symposium on “Hermeneutics” at the Dresden conference of the forum of the same name, May 2001.
“Philosophical Questions of Genetic Engineering”Conference of the Wissenschaftsverbund Um-Welt (WVU) at the University of Rostock, May 2001.
“Production-Oriented Methods in Philosophy Teaching”:Lecture and facilitation of two workshops at the “Philosophy and Education” congress organised by the Philosophy Teachers’ Association of the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, March 2001.
“Genetic Engineering: The Path to the ‘Desired Child’?” Interdisciplinary teacher training in collaboration with the Institute for Teacher Training in Mülheim an der Ruhr and the Catholic Academy in Münster, April 2000.
