Philosophisches Seminar

Dr. Philipp Berghofer
(Vertretung der Professur für Theoretische Philosophie)


Im Wintersemester 2026/27 ist Philipp Berghofer Vertretungsprofessor an der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. Seit Oktober 2026 ist er zudem Assistenzprofessor (Tenure-Track) für „Phänomenologie und Philosophie der Physik“ an der Universität Graz. Seine Promotion erfolgte 2019 an der Universität Graz. Er ist Generalsekretär der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Phänomenologie, Book-Review-Editor der Zeitschrift Husserl Studies, Mitglied der Jungen Akademie der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (ÖAW), ehemaliger Gastforscher am Center for Philosophy of Science der Universität Pittsburgh (Jänner-April 2023) und ehemaliger DOC-Stipendiat der ÖAW (2016-2018).

  • Philosophie der Physik mit Fokus auf Interpretationen der Quantenmechanik und Eichtheorien
  • Erkenntnistheorie mit Fokus auf internalistischen Theorien epistemischer Rechtfertigung
  • Klassische Phänomenologie mit Fokus auf Edmund Husserl



Veröffentlichungen


  • The Justificatory Force of Experiences: From a Phenomenological Epistemology to the Foundations of Mathematics and Physics, Synthese Library, Springer, 2022.
  • Gauge Symmetries, Symmetry Breaking, and Gauge-Invariant Approaches, Cambridge Elements: Cambridge University Press (co-authored with François, Jordan; Friederich, Simon; Gomes, Henrique; Hetzroni, Guy; Maas, Axel; and René Sondenheimer), 2023.


  • (Sammelband zusammen mit Harald Wiltsche:) Phenomenology and QBism: New Approaches to Quantum Mechanics: Routledge, 2023.
  • (Sammelband zusammen mit Harald Wiltsche:) Phenomenological Approaches to Physics, Synthese Library: Springer, 2020, co-edited with Harald Wiltsche.
  • (Sondernummer zusammen mit Harald Wiltsche:) A Phenomenological Approach to Quantum Mechanics: The London-Bauer-French Interpretation, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science: https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/10QBMXWTCMS.
  • Sondernummer zusammen mit Mahdi Khalili:) Perspectivism and Quantum Mechanics, Foundations of Physics: https://link.springer.com/collections/cabhjbifbf.


  • “Scientific Realism and Anti-Realism,” in H. Wiltsche (ed.): The Oxford Handbook of the Phenomenology of Science, forthcoming in 2026, accepted.
  • “Wave Function Realism and the Mathematization of Nature. A Phenomenological Perspective,” in L.G. Johansson & J. Faye (eds.): How to Understand Quantum Mechanics? 100 Years of Ongoing Interpretation, Springer: Boston Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science, forthcoming in 2026, accepted.
  • “What Price Fiber Bundle Substantivalism? On How to Avoid Holes in Fibers,” Foundations of Physics 56, 38, 10.1007/s10701-026-00941-x, 2026, co-authored with Jordan François and Lucrezia Ravera.
  • “Perspectivism and Quantum Mechanics,” Foundations of Physics 56, 36, 10.1007/s10701-026-00937-7, 2026, co-authored with Mahdi Khalili [Guest Editorial].
  • “A Phenomenological Approach to Quantum Mechanics – The London-Bauer-French Interpretation,” Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, 10.1016/j.shpsa.2026.102161, 2026, co-authored with Harald Wiltsche [Guest Editorial].
  • “On the Relationship between Epistemology and Science: Synergies between Experience-First Epistemologies and Agent-Centered Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics,” Synthese, 10.1007/s11229-024-04875-7, 2025.
  • “Dressing vs. Fixing: On How to Extract and Interpret Gauge-Invariant Content,” Foundations of Physics 54, 72, 10.1007/s10701-024-00809-y, 2024, co-authored with Jordan François.
  • “Defending the Quantum Reconstruction Program,” European Journal for Philosophy of Science 14, 47, 10.1007/s13194-024-00608-2, 2024.
  • “Quantum Reconstructions as Stepping Stones Toward ψ-Doxastic Interpretations?” Foundations of Physics 54, 46, 10.1007/s10701-024-00778-2, 2024.
  • “Successful Intuition vs. Intellectual Hallucination: How We Non-Accidentally Grasp the Third Realm,” Erkenntnis, 10.1007/s10670-024-00808-5, 2024.
  • “Gettier and the A Priori,” Ratio 37, 93-101, 2024.
  • “Epistemology and Phenomenology,” in N. de Warren & T. Toadvine (eds.): Encyclopedia of Phenomenology, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47253-5_452-1, 2024.
  • “Phenomenology and Physics,” in N. de Warren & T. Toadvine (eds.): Encyclopedia of Phenomenology, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47253-5_463-1, 2024.
  • “The Limits of Abstraction: Towards a Phenomenologically Reformed Understanding of Science,” Journal of Phenomenological Psychology 54, 76–101, 2023.
  • “Introducing Phenomenology to QBism and Vice Versa: Phenomenological Approaches to Quantum Mechanics,” in P. Berghofer & H. Wiltsche (eds.): Phenomenology and QBism, Routledge, 1-46, 2023.
  • “How to Supplement Mentalist Evidentialism: What Are the Fundamental Epistemological Principles?” Theoria, 10.1111/theo.12394, 2022.
  • “Intuitional Learning,” Dialectica 75, 139-171, 2021.
  • “Evaluative Experiences: The Epistemological Significance of Moral Phenomenology,” Synthese 199, 5747-5768, 2021.
  • “Husserl, the Mathematization of Nature, and the Informational Reconstruction of Quantum Theory,” Continental Philosophy Review, 54, 413-436, 2021, co-authored with Philip Goyal and Harald Wiltsche.
  • “Sources of Knowledge: On the Variety and Epistemic Force of Experiences,” in Hanne Jacobs (ed.): The Husserlian Mind, Routledge, 315-326, 2021.
  • “Phenomenological Approaches to Physics: Mapping the Field,” in Harald Wiltsche & Philipp Berghofer (eds.): Phenomenological Approaches to Physics, Springer, 2020, 1-47.
  • “Scientific Perspectivism in the Phenomenological Tradition,” European Journal for Philosophy of Science 10, 3, 1-27, 2020.
  • “Towards a Phenomenological Conception of Experiential Justification,” Synthese 197, 155-183, 2020.
  • “Intuitionism in the Philosophy of Mathematics: Introducing a Phenomenological Account,” Philosophia Mathematica 28, 204-235, 2020.
  • “Motivating and Defending the Phenomenological Conception of Perceptual Justification,” Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy, 10.1080/0020174X.2020.1712232, 2020.
  • “Phenomenology and Experimental Psychology: On the Prospects and Limitations of Experimental Research for a Phenomenological Epistemology,” Journal of Transcendental Philosophy, 10.1515/jtph-2019-0006, 2020.
  • “Husserl’s Project of Ultimate Elucidation and the Principle of all Principles,” Canadian Journal of Philosophy, 150, 3, 285-296, 2020.
  • “What Role Can Experimental Psychology Play in Philosophical Investigations: Meinong and Benussi as Precursors of Experimental Philosophy?” in Arnaud Dewalque and Venanzio Raspa (eds.): Psychological Themes in the School of Alexius Meinong, Meinong Studies vol. 9, De Gruyter, 2020, 61-83.
  • “Phänomenologie,” in Martin Grajner and Guido Melchior (eds.): Handbuch Erkenntnistheorie, Metzler Verlag, 2019, 35-42, co-authored with Harald Wiltsche.
  • “The Co-Presentational Character of Perception,” in Christoph Limbeck-Lilienau and Friedrich Stadler (eds.): The Philosophy of Perception and Observation. Proceedings of the 40th International Wittgenstein Symposium, De Gruyter, 2019, 303-323, co-authored with Harald Wiltsche.
  • “On the Nature and Systematic Role of Evidence: Husserl as a Proponent of Mentalist Evidentialism?” European Journal of Philosophy, 27, 1, 98-117, 2019.
  • “Husserl’s Noetics – Towards a Phenomenological Epistemology,” Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology, 50, 2, 120-138 2018.
  • “Why Husserl’s Universal Empiricism is a Moderate Rationalism,” Axiomathes, 28, 539-563, 2018.
  • “Transcendental Phenomenology and Unobservable Entities,” Perspectives, 7, 1, 1-13, 2018.
  • “New Ways to Transcendental Phenomenology: Why Epistemology Must be a Descriptive and Eidetic Study of Consciousness,” Horizon 7, 1, 121-136, 2018.
  • “Husserl’s Conception of Experiential Justification: What It Is and Why It Matters,” Husserl Studies 34, 2, 145-170, 2018.
  • “Ontic Structural Realism and Quantum Field Theory: Are There Intrinsic Properties at the Most Fundamental Level of Reality?” Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 62, 176-188, 2018.
  • “Why Husserl is a Moderate Foundationalist,” Husserl Studies 34, 1, 1-23, 2018.
  • “Transcendental Idealism in Kant and Husserl: Different Lines of Interpretation and Their Compatibility,” in Violetta L. Waibel, Margit Ruffing, and David Wagner (eds.): Natur und Freiheit: Akten des XII. Internationalen Kant-Kongresses, De Gruyter, 2018, 3523-3531.