My areas of specialization include general philosophy of science, philosophy of physics, epistemology, 19th- and 20th-century history of philosophy, and phenomenology. My current research examines the use of mathematical models, the nature of scientific understanding, foundational questions in the physical sciences, and related topics such as rationality and the role of intuitions. While my methodological approach is largely phenomenological, I am not committed to any single meta-philosophical framework. Science is a multifaceted phenomenon, and its analysis requires equally diverse methods. What I consider essential, however, is the recognition that any serious understanding of science must be grounded in a deep exploration of the fundamental structures of human subjectivity.
International Experience/Research Project
Before assuming my position as Professor of Philosophy of Science at Linköping University in 2019, I served as Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Graz (2013–2019), Fulbright Visiting Scholar and Lecturer at Stanford University (2017), and Erwin Schrödinger Research Fellow in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto (2010–2013). I earned my PhD from the University of Graz in 2008 and have been a recurring Visiting Scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton (2020-2023). Currently, I am editing the Oxford Handbook of Phenomenology of Science, which is scheduled for publication in 2026.
Teaching
My teaching experience encompasses a wide variety of courses and topics, ranging from large introductory lectures with over 300 students to upper-level writing courses, undergraduate classes, and interdisciplinary research seminars. Most of my courses focus on philosophy of science, epistemology, and phenomenology, although I have also taught courses on applied ethics. From 2013 to 2019, I served as a permanent lecturer at the Center for History of Science at the University of Graz, Austria.
Further information as well as a full CV can be found on my personal webpage:
http://www.haraldwiltsche.com
