Christian Lotz

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Christian Lotz
Born (1970-02-21) 21 February 1970 (age 54)
Wuppertal, Germany
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Website christianlotz.info

Christian Lotz (born 21 February 1970 in Wuppertal) is a German-American professor of philosophy at Michigan State University. Lotz's work primarily focuses on 19th and 20th Century European philosophy (esp. German philosophy), continental aesthetics, critical theory, Marxism, and contemporary European political philosophy.

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Academic career

Lotz received his M.A. in philosophy, sociology, and art history from Otto Friedrich University in Bamberg in 1997 and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Philipps University of Marburg in 2002. He was Research Fellow from 2000 to 2002 at Emory University. Lotz taught at Seattle University and The University of Kansas, and held DAAD visiting positions at Brandenburg University of Technology in 2011 and 2013.

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