Karin Nisenbaum
Karin Nisenbaum
Renée Crown Professor in the Humanities and Assistant Professor
CONTACT
Philosophy
Email: kanisenb@syr.edu
Degrees
- University of Toronto,
Ph.D. Philosophy, 2014
Dissertation: For the Love of Metaphysics
Committee: Paul Franks (advisor), Sergio Tenenbaum, Ulrich Schlösser, Robert Gibbs. - University College Dublin,
M.A. Philosophy with 1st class honors - University of Chicago,
B.A. Philosophy with honors
Social/Academic Links
Courses Taught
- Fall: Kant & German Idealism
- Spring: Intro to Ethics & Kantian and Post-Kantian Ethics
Research Interests
Kant, German Idealism, and 19th & 20th Century Jewish Thought
Books
Previous Employment
- Boston College, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, 2020–2021
- Colgate University, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, 2016–2020
- The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mandel Postdoctoral Fellow, Scholion Center, 2014–2016
- University of Denver, Visiting Scholar, Center for Judaic Studies, 2013–2014
- Colorado College, Visiting Instructor, Philosophy Department, Fall 2013 and Spring 2014
Honors and Awards
- Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation
Humboldt Research Fellowship for Advanced Researchers 2019–2022 - Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation
Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers 2014–2016 (declined) - Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
Leo Baeck Fellowship Programme, October 2012–September 2013