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Prof. Dietmar von der Pfordten


21. 1. 1964 Born in Munich, Germany Parents: Wolfgang v. d. Pfordten (Ministerialrat) and
Inge v. d. Pfordten, née Watzlawek
Education & Qualifications
1974 - 1983 Luitpold-Gymnasium
Munich
Mathematics and science school-leaving certificate.
Graduated as first of year
1983 - 1987 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
Munich
Law, Philosophy and Political Science
First state examination in jurisprudence
Gained with merit
1986 London School of Economics Student Exchange
1990 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
Munich
Lecturer at the Institute of Philosophy of Law at in Munich
1991 Doctor of Law (jur. D.) in Philosophy of Law:
"Deskription, Evaluation, Präskription - Trialismus und Trifunktionalismus als sprachliche Basis von Ethik und Recht"
["Description, Evaluation, Prescription - Tri-ism and Trifunctionality as Linguistic Basis of Ethics and Law"]
1992 - 1993
Eberhard-Karls-Universität
Tübingen
Second state examination in jurisprudence.
Member of the Centre for Ethics in the Sciences in Tübingen
Member of the students scholarship selection committee of the "Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes"
1992 - 1999 Georg-August-Universität
Göttingen
Assistant professor, Philosophy Department
1994 Ph.D. in philosophy:
"Ökologische Ethik" ["Ecological Ethics"]
Secretary of the Gesellschaft für Analytische Philosophie
[Society for Analytic Philosophy]
1996 - 1997 Harvard University Visiting scholar at the Department of Philosophy
1997
Admitted as junior member to the "Europäische Akademie der Wissenschaften"
1998 Georg-August-Universität
Göttingen
Postdoctoral lecturing qualification in philosophy
1999 Universität Erfurt Full professor: Chair of philosophy of law and social philosophy
2001
Admitted to the "Akademie gemeinnütziger Wissenschaften"
2002 Georg-August-Universität
Göttingen
Full professor: Chair of law and social philosophy

Awards and Scholarships
1983 Scholarship from the "Bayerisches Begabtenförderungsgesetz"
1986 Student scholarship from the DAAD
Scholarship from the "Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes"
1988 Doctorate scholarship from the "Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes"
1996 Habilitationsstipendium
der "Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft"

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