Dr. Simon Friederich

Associate professor of philosophy of science. I studied physics and philosophy in Göttingen and Lausanne and obtained PhDs in theoretical physics (Heidelberg University) and philosophy (Bonn University). After working as a postdoc in philosophy of science in Wuppertal and as an academic visitor in Cambridge UK I substituted for two years as professor of theoretical philosophy at Göttingen University between 2012 and 2014.

I work in both the philosophy of science and the philosophy of technology. In philosophy of science, I am particularly intrigued by the challenge of making sense of the empirical success of quantum theory. Currently, I am working on a VIDI-project "Saving Reality with Exotic Causality", where I work on a "single-world realist" approach to quantum theory taking phase space as its starting point. In the philosophy of technology, I have worked on energy, ethics, and sustainability, notably with respect to nuclear energy, and I have considered various challenges that may be posed by future advanced AI systems.

More about dr. Simon Friederich