Dr. René Torkler, born in 1977, is junior professor of the didactics of ethics at Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt. He studied philosophy, history, Dutch philology, German as a foreign language, and educational science. After taking the state examination (Staatsexamen), he initially worked in adult education. Following a traineeship (Referendariat) in Dortmund, from 2009 to 2015 he taught in the position of Studienrat at a grammar school in Düsseldorf. After his teaching service, he gained his doctorate at the University of Vechta, and worked as a specialist in teacher training and as a lecturer at Dortmund and Mainz universities. His work focuses in particular on the didactics of philosophy and ethics, educational philosophy, and practical philosophy with a special interest in the works of Hannah Arendt.

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