Christoph C. Pfisterer

Christoph C. Pfisterer, PD Dr.

Oberassistent / Senior teaching and research assistant

Phone: +41 44 634 45 30
Address: UZH, Philosophisches Seminar, Zürichbergstrasse 43, CH-8044 Zürich
Room number: ZUP-E-4

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Research

Philosophy of Language and Mind
Philosophy of Perception
Logic
Early Analytic Philosophy
Theories of Truth, Meaning, Judgements and Propositional Attitudes
Philosophy of Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, Moore, Ryle, Austin, Strawson, Davidson

Current research project: The Language of Perception

Curriculum vitae

Since 02/2023	Senior teaching and research assistant at the Chair for Theoretical Philosophy, Prof. Dr. Hans-Johann Glock, Institute of Philosophy, University of Zurich
2023	Venia Legendi for Philosophy
08/2022 – 02/2023	Member of the teaching staff, Department of Philosophy University of Zurich (deputy of the Chair for the History of Philosophy (Prof. Dr. Katia Saporiti))
08/2018 – 07/2022	Postdoctoral researcher at the Chair for Theoretical Philosophy, Prof. Dr. Hans-Johann Glock, Institute of Philosophy, University of Zurich
2013 – 2018	Lecturer at the Institute of Philosophy, University of Zurich, thereof 1 year as deputy of the Chair for the History of Philosophy (Prof. Dr. Katia Saporiti)
2013 – 2015	Visiting scholar, Department of Philosophy, UC Berkeley, CA; Sponsor: Prof. John R. Searle
2012 – 2013	Visiting scholar, Department of Philosophy Columbia University, NY; Sponsor: Prof. Philip Kitcher
2010 – 2012	Coordinator of the doctoral program "Philosophy – Language, Mind, and Practice", University of Zurich; Director: Prof. Dr. Hans-Johann Glock
2009	PhD in Philosophy, University of Zurich, summa cum laude, 2009 Examiners: Prof. Dr. Katia Saporiti, Prof. Dr. Gabriele Mras
2005 – 2011	Teaching and research assistant at the Chair for the History of Philosophy, Prof. Dr. Katia Saporiti, Institute of Philosophy, University of Zurich
2007 – 2009	Research Fellow (SNF) and Lecturer
2002 – 2004	Employment
1996 – 2001	Studies in Philosophy, Linguistics and Logic, University of Vienna

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Co-Editor of Conceptus - Journal of Philosophy (since 2010)

Teaching

Vorlesungsverzeichnis

V-Nr	Course	Start / End	Date	Lecturers	Room
4022	Die Philosophie Gottlob Freges 06SE160l521a	from 16 Sep 2024 to 16 Dec 2024	Mon 14:00-15:45	Christoph Caspar Pfisterer	see details
2740	Philosophie des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts (Vertiefung) (Pfisterer) 06ST160-507a	from 20 Sep 2024 to 20 Dec 2024	as announced or arranged	Christoph Caspar Pfisterer	see details
3387	Sprachphilosophie (Vertiefung) (Pfisterer) 06ST160-513a	from 20 Sep 2024 to 20 Dec 2024	as announced or arranged	Christoph Caspar Pfisterer	see details
2020	Kolloquium für Bachelorarbeiten 06KO160l038a	from 26 Sep 2024 to 21 Nov 2024	Thu 10:15-13:45, 26.9. to 21.11.	Christoph Caspar Pfisterer	GLT-B-01

Publications

ZORA Publication List

Publications

2022
- Journal Article
  - Pfisterer, Christoph Caspar (2022). Does doubt require reasons?. Wittgenstein-Studien, 13(1):31-43.
- Book Section
  - Glock, Hans-Johann (2022). Reflections and replies. In: Pfisterer, Christoph Caspar; Rathgeb, Nicole; Schmidt, Eva. Wittgenstein and beyond : essays in honour of Hans-Johann Glock. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis, 307-332.
  - Pfisterer, Christoph Caspar (2022). Private Sprache. In: Weiberg, Anja; Majetschak, Stefan. Wittgenstein-Handbuch: Leben - Werk - Wirkung. Heidelberg: Metzler, 335-344.
  - Pfisterer, Christoph Caspar; Schmidt, Eva; Rathgeb, Nicole (2022). Introduction - Wittgenstein and Beyond. In: Pfisterer, Christoph Caspar; Rathgeb, Nicole; Schmidt, Eva. Wittgenstein and beyond : essays in honour of Hans-Johann Glock. New York: Routledge, 2-12.
- Edited Scientific Work
  - Edited by: Pfisterer, Christoph Caspar; Rathgeb, Nicole; Schmidt, Eva (2022). New York: Routledge. Wittgenstein and beyond : essays in honour of Hans-Johann Glock.
2020
- Scientific Publication in Electronic Form
  - Pfisterer, Christoph C (2020). Sternstunde Philosophie: Logisch Denken - Ein Crashkurs mit Christoph Pfisterer. Zürich: SRF.
2019
- Book Section
  - Pfisterer, Christoph C (2019). Wittgenstein and Frege on Assertion. In: Mras, Gabriele M; Weingartner, Paul; Ritter, Bernhard. Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics : Proceedings of the 41st International Ludwig Wittgenstein Symposium. Berlin: De Gruyter, 169-182.
2015
- Book Section
  - Pfisterer, C C (2015). Ryle on Perception. In: Dolby, David. Ryle on Mind and Language. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 146-164.
2013
- Dissertation
  - Pfisterer, C C. Wahrheit. Urteilen. Behaupten. Der Urteilsbegriff in der Philosophie Gottlob Freges. 2013, University of Zurich, Faculty of Arts.
2012
- Book Section
  - Pfisterer, C C (2012). Freges Adverbialtheorie des Urteilens. In: Petersen, Oliver; Borchers, Dagmar; Spitzley, Thomas; Stöckler, Manfred. GAP.7-Proceedings: Nachdenken und Vordenken - Herausforderungen an die Philosophie. Online-Veröffentlichung der Universität Duisburg-Essen: GAP-Gesellschaft für Analytische Philosophie, 305-314.
2010
- Book Section
  - Pfisterer, Christoph C (2010). Prädikation und behauptende Kraft. In: Conrad, Sarah J; Imhof, Silvan. P.F. Strawson - Ding und Begriff, object and concept. Frankfurt am Main: Ontos, 51-73.
- Edited Scientific Work
  - Edited by: Pfisterer, Christoph C; Mras, Gabriele M; Neumaier, Otto; Stöltzner, Michael (2010). Heusenstamm bei Frankfurt: Ontos Verlag. Conceptus - Journal of Philosophy.
2009
- Journal Article
  - Pfisterer, C C (2009). Kitcher and Frege on a priori knowledge. Conceptus, 38(94):29-43.
  - Pfisterer, C C (2009). Gedanken beleuchten. Frege und Davidson zum Problem der Prädikation. Deutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie, 57(4):583-595.
2008
- Journal Article
  - Pfisterer, Christoph C (2008). Moores Paradox, Behaupten, Urteilen. Conceptus, 37(91):41-62.
2006
- Journal Article
  - Pfisterer, C C (2006). Wittgenstein über das Müssen. Mitteilungen des Instituts für Wissenschaft und Kunst, 61(1-2):28-35.
2000
- Journal Article
  - Pfisterer, C C (2000). The Real Nature of Kripke's Paradox. Wiener Linguistische Gazette, 64-65:81-98.

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2022

Journal Article

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2020

Scientific Publication in Electronic Form

2019

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2015

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2013

Dissertation

2012

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2010

Book Section

Edited Scientific Work

2009

Journal Article

2008

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2006

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2000

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