German, philosophy and art history studies at University of Cologne, subsequent doctorate
Presentations at universities, conventions, seminars and events as well as various engagements as keynote speaker
Television host for programs such as “Tageszeichen” on Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), “Sternstunden Philosophie” on Schweizer Fernsehen and “Precht” on Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Journalistic and essay writing for German newspapers such as DER SPIEGEL, Die Zeit, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) and Frankfurter Rundschau, and columnist for Literaturen magazine as well as WDR and Deutschlandfunk
Since 1995, publication of numerous essays, academic papers and books such as “Wer bin ich? Und wenn ja, wie viele? Eine philosophische Reise”, “Liebe. Ein unordentliches Gefühl” and “Die Kunst, kein Egoist zu sein”
Awarded the Journalism Prize for Biomedicine by the SmithKline Beecham Foundation
Since 2011, teacher in philosophy at Leuphana University Lüneburg and since 2012 Honorary Professor for Philosophy and Aesthetic at Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin