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| Education | Doctor of Philosophy,
Philosophy, expected 2015 Rice University Master of Science (Diplom), Theoretical Physics, minor in Philosophy, also courses in Ancient Greek, Astronomy & Mathematics, June 2009 Heidelberg University Thesis: The K3 Lattice and T4/Z2 Advisor: Arthur Hebecker Bachelor of Science (Vordiplom), Physics, minors in Mathematics & Computer Science, also courses in Islamic Studies, March 2006 Heidelberg University Visiting Student Philosophy, University of Oxford, 2004 – 2005 Philosophy, University of Ulm, 2004 – 2005 Abitur, June 2004 Hariolf-Gymnasium Ellwangen, Germany Visiting Student Law, Institute of Law, Heidelberg University, 2004 Physics, University of Kaiserslautern, 2004 Philosophy, Distance University of Hagen, 2003 – 2004 Physics & Mathematics, University of Kaiserslautern, 2002 – 2003 Physics & Philosophy, San Francisco State University, 2002 Kirchhoff Institute of Physics, Heidelberg University, 2001 Institute for Theoretical Physics, Heidelberg University, 2001 Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, Heidelberg University, 2001 |
| Interests | Moral
Philosophy
(especially Animal Ethics &
Global Justice), Epistemology, Political Philosophy, Logic,
Mathematics, Physics |
| Publications | Rainer
Ebert, "Bangladesh’s invisible
minority," bdnews24.com English
(24 January 2012) "Bangladesh’s
15
lakh Gay
Invisible Minority,"bdnews.com
(26 January 2012)
"Comment: Bangladesh’s invisible minority," pinknews.co.uk (30 January 2012) "Det Usynlige Mindretal I Bangladesh," Homotropolis (5 February 2012) Rainer Ebert, "Acts of animal atrocities are no rare occurrence in today’s society," The Rice Thresher (27 October 2011), reprinted as: "Witnessing evil,"
bdnews24.com English
(16 November 2011)
Farah Akbar, Rainer Ebert & Karina Zannat, "An Open Letter Concerning Eid al-Adha," Dhaka Courier 28 (27 October 2011), reprinted as: "An open letter
concerning
Eid al-Adha: To our Muslim brothers and sisters,"
bdnews24.com
English (27 October 2011)
"পবিত্র ঈদ-উল-আযহা’র প্রাক্কালে মুসলিম ভাইবোনদের প্রতি একটি খোলা চিঠি," bdnews24.com Bangla (27 October 2011) "An open letter to Muslim brothers and sisters before Eid al-Azha," The Financial Express 18 (28 October 2011) "খোলা মন ও হৃদয় নিয়ে কুরবানীর দিনটি পালনের প্রেক্ষিতে কিছু দিক পুনঃবিবেচনা করার আমন্ত্রন জানাচ্ছি," Songbad Protidin (28 October 2011) "Eid Ul Adha: Sacrifice – then and now," The Weekly Blitz 6 (28 October 2011) Rainer Ebert, "On What a Good Argument Is, in Science and Elsewhere," Dhaka University Journal on Journalism, Media and Communication Studies 1 (May 2011), pp. 17-26 Rainer Ebert & Mahmudul Hoque Moni, "LGBT Community Calls for the Repeal of Section 377," The Weekly Blitz 6 (2 February 2011), reprinted as: "In
Bangladesh, Dies a Vestige of Colonialism,"
The
Gay and Lesbian Review 18
(May/June 2011)
"LGBT community calls for the repeal of Section 377," bdnews24.com English (22 November 2011) Andreas P. Braun, Rainer Ebert, Arthur Hebecker & Roberto Valandro, "Weierstrass meets Enriques," Journal of High Energy Physics 2010 (February 2010), pp. 1-28 Rainer Ebert et al. (editors), Tierrechte - Eine interdisziplinäre Herausforderung (Erlangen 2007) |
| Work in Progress | "The Concept of Human
Dignity in German and Kenyan Constitutional Law" "Animal Ethics in African Philosophy" "Innocent Threats and the Moral Problem of Carnivorous Animals" |
| Honors | Rice
University Graduate
Travel Grant ($ 700) to
present a paper at the 2nd Annual European Conference For Critical
Animal Studies, October 2011 Rice University Graduate Travel Grant ($ 500) to present a paper at the 2011 CSU Animal Ethics Graduate Student Conference, April 2011 Graduate School Fellowship ($ 80,000), Rice University 2010 – 2015 Travel Grant ($ 600) to attend the UVU Animal Ethics Conference 2010, Culture & Animals Foundation, March 2010 G. Ellsworth Huggins Scholarship ($ 73,500), University of Missouri, 2010 – 2015 (declined) |
| Talks |
"Human
Dignity in Contemporary
Law, and as a Measure of Human Development,"
Department of
International Relations, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 8 January 2012 "A Very Short Introduction to Moral Philosophy & Animal Rights," Anushandhitshu Chokro, Bangladesh, 23 December 2011 "Innocent Threats and the Moral Problem of Carnivorous Animals," 2nd Annual European Conference For Critical Animal Studies, Charles University, Czech Republic, 15 October 2011 "The Concept of Human Dignity in German Constitutional Law," UNESCO Chair on philosophy and critical thinking, Mohammed V University at Agdal, Morocco, 13 October 2011 "Is Human Dignity an Obstacle to Moral Progress?", Center for Human Rights and Peace, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 11 July 2011 "Innocent Threats and the Moral Problem of Carnivorous Animals," Spring Meeting of the Indiana Philosophical Association, Ball State University, U.S.A., 29/30 April 2011 (invitation declined) "Innocent Threats and the Moral Problem of Carnivorous Animals," Animal Ethics Graduate Student Conference ("Ignored Perspectives in Animal Ethics"), Colorado State University, U.S.A., 10 April 2011 "The Moral Problem of Carnivorous Animals," Café Philosophie, Stuttgart, Germany, 24 March 2010 "Street Children in Bangladesh," Parish Hall, St. Bonifatius, Heidelberg, Germany, 22 February 2010 "The Moral Problem of Carnivorous Animals," Humanities Journal Club, Heidelberg University, Germany, 2 November 2009 "Why Reliabilism Is Doomed To Fail," Center for Excellence, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 4 July 2009 "Why Reliabilism Is Doomed To Fail," Humanities Journal Club, Heidelberg University, Germany, 12 & 26 January 2009 "The History of Animal Ethics," Interdisciplinary Lecture Series on Animal Rights, Heidelberg University, Germany, 26 April 2006 |
| Teaching | Teaching
Assistant for Gwen Bradford, Contemporary
Moral Issues,
Department of Philosophy, Rice University, August 2011 –
December 2011 Teaching Assistant for Miriam Wildenauer, Introduction to Symbolic Logic, Department of Philosophy, Heidelberg University, October 2006 – March 2007 & April 2008 – August 2008 Teacher, Calculus & Linear Algebra, Volkshochschule Heidelberg, 4 – 25 March 2006 & 10 – 13 April 2007 |
| Service | Referee
for The
Journal of Value Inquiry Organizer, Humanities Journal Club, Heidelberg University, December 2008 – March 2010 Organizer, Libertarianism Workshop with Tibor R. Machan (incl. a public talk on human rights issues in Germany), Department of Philosophy, Heidelberg University, 22 – 25 July 2008 Co-editor, The Animal Ethics Blog, January 2007 – July 2007 Initiator & Co-organizer, Interdisciplinary Lecture Series on Animal Rights (received 6,200 € in grants), Heidelberg University, June 2005 – December 2006 Mandatory alternative civilian service, Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland e.V., Ulm, July 2004 – March 2005 |
| Volunteer Work | Founding
Chairman, Society
of Friends of the Children's
Village Haluaghat,
Bangladesh, since July 2009 Founder & Chairman, Interdisziplinäre Arbeitsgemeinschaft Tierethik (organized more than twenty public lectures & two panel discussions with speakers from six countries), Heidelberg University, June 2005 – July 2007 |
| Languages | German
(native), English
(fluent spoken &
written), Ancient Greek (basic), Latin (basic), French (basic) |
| References | Arthur
Hebecker,
Institute for Theoretical Physics, Heidelberg University Tibor R. Machan, R. C. Hoiles Chair of Business Ethics & Free Enterprise, Argyros School of Business & Economics, Chapman University Peter McLaughlin, Department of Philosophy, Heidelberg University Miriam Wildenauer, Department of Philosophy, Heidelberg University |