Before coming to Toronto, Christian Pfeiffer was employed as a wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (roughly, assistant professor) and member of the Munich School of Ancient Philosophy at the Ludwig-Maximilians University and held a position as a visiting professor at the Humboldt University Berlin.
Christian Pfeiffer’s research interests are in ancient philosophy, in particular Aristotle. He is also interested in contemporary metaphysics. Current research projects include a monograph on Aristotle’s Metaphysics H as well as series of articles connected to topics in Aristotle’s Physics and Metaphysics.
Read more about Christian, his work and his interest in Philosophy in this interview.
MA, Humboldt University Berlin
Teaching in 2022-23
PHLB31 Introduction to Ancient Philosophy
PHLC31 Topics in Ancient Philosophy: Plato
PHLD31 Advanced Seminar in Ancient Philosophy
Ancient Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Metaphysics