Date: 30.06.2025
Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Room: TP8.1.46, Building Technologiepark 8, 33098 Paderborn, Germany
Open to all – no registration required

The Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists warmly invites you to the next session of its Research Colloquium, organized by Prof. Dr. Ruth Edith Hagengruber. This session will feature a talk by Dr. Jil Muller, Deputy Head of the Center and a key voice in the contemporary philosophical discourse on the body, morality, and human nature.

In her talk, Dr. Muller will guide us through her current research on Holistic Philosophical Anthropology, exploring the intricate interplay between bodily functions, medical theory, and moral reflection. With a particular emphasis on the early modern period, her work reveals how philosophical anthropology can offer a broader, integrated understanding of the human condition.

About Dr. Jil Muller

Dr. Jil Muller is Deputy Director of the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists and Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Paderborn University. She earned her PhD from the University of Strasbourg with a dissertation on Montaigne, Descartes, and the theological problem of original sin. Her book Soigner le corps humain. Péchés et remèdes chez Montaigne et Descartes was published by Classiques Garnier.

Her research focuses on early modern female philosophers such as Marie de Gournay, Sophie Germain, Gabrielle Suchon, and Émilie du Châtelet—especially regarding their moral philosophies and understandings of the individual within society. Her primary interest lies at the intersection of medical-anatomical theory and moral philosophy: How does early modern knowledge of the human body shape moral concepts? What can bodily dysfunctions tell us about ethical behavior?