I am a political philosopher based in Berlin, working at the intersection of the history of political thought, legal philosophy and German philosophy. My research combines historical interpretation with systematic philosophical criticism, focusing on the historical presuppositions of liberalism, cosmopolitanism, and modern legal and political institutions.
A central concern of my work is genealogy as a form of philosophical inquiry. Rather than treating contemporary concepts and institutions as the culmination of historical progress, I seek to recover neglected philosophical alternatives and bring them into conversation with present-day deba…
I am a political philosopher based in Berlin, working at the intersection of the history of political thought, legal philosophy and German philosophy. My research combines historical interpretation with systematic philosophical criticism, focusing on the historical presuppositions of liberalism, cosmopolitanism, and modern legal and political institutions.
A central concern of my work is genealogy as a form of philosophical inquiry. Rather than treating contemporary concepts and institutions as the culmination of historical progress, I seek to recover neglected philosophical alternatives and bring them into conversation with present-day debates.
My recent book, Towards a Genealogy of Cosmopolitan Thought: Before and Beyond Liberalism (Edinburgh University Press, 2026), explores the changing meanings of cosmopolitan thought from the ancient Greek Sophists and Plato through Kant, Heidegger and Kelsen, while exploring the philosophical possibilities opened up by Sappho and Hölderlin.
I teach German philosophy at Freie Universität Berlin (FU-BEST).
