Namita Herzl M.A.

Research Competencies

• History of Women Philosophers
• Philosophical Practices
• Intercultural Philosophy
• Philosophy of Emotions

Promotionsprojekt

Renunciation as Philosophical Practice: The Path of Sulabha and Yeshe Tsogyal supervised by Dr. Anke Graneß

Publications

• 2025: Herzl, Namita (ed.): Women Beyond the Canon. Philosophies and Feminisms. Hildesheim: Universitätsverlag Hildesheim. 
• 2024: Herzl, Namita: "Asceticism as a Philosophical Practice. Exploring the Teachings of Sulabhā and Yeshe Tsogyal" in Epistemic Injustice and Violence. Exploring Knowledge, Power, and Participation in Philosophy and Beyond. Lena Schütze et al (eds.). S. 135-45. Transcript, 2024. https://www.transcript-verlag.de/media/pdf/fd/06/f0/oa9783839474389.pdf
• 2024: Herzl, Namita: "Sharmila Reges’ Contributions to Women’s Studies" in Global Handbook of Inequality. Surinder S. Jodhka and Boike Rehbein (eds.). S. 1-11, Springer. https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-030-97417-6_126-1
• 2024: Francesca Greco, Namita Herzl, Lara Hofner, Manuel Rivera Espinoza and Claudia Simair: „The Status of Oral Traditions in the History of Philosophy: Methodological Considerations“ Collective Review in Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Philosophie 63, S. 17–22.
• 2023: Graneß, Anke und Herzl, Namita (eds.): Christoph August Heumann: Acta Philosopharum, das ist, Nachricht von der Philosophie des Frauenzimmers (1721). Hildesheim: Olms Verlag, 2023.
• 2023: Herzl, Namita: "The Treasure Hunt for Women Philosophers" in Kontrapunkte. Hypotheses, Online Artikel https://kontrapunkte.hypotheses.org/5580
• 2022: Herzl, Namita: "Global Histories of Philosophies in European Languages. A Review." in East Asian Journal of Philosophy 2 (1), S. 5–17.
• 2021: Herzl, Namita: "Globale Philosophiegeschichten in europäischen Sprachen. Ein Literaturbericht." in polylog - Zeitschrift für interkulturelles Philosophieren 46, S. 117–127.
• 2019: Herzl, Namita; Toth, Oliver Istvan; et al.: Review of the conference "The Exercise of Judgment in the Early Modern Period," 15.11.2018 – 17.11.2018 Klagenfurt. In: H-Soz-Kult. www.hsozkult.de/conferencereport/id/tagungsberichte-8307
• 2016: Herzl, Namita; Achmann, Anna; Ganterer, Julia: "Young, Committed, Flexible and Female: The Precarious Future of the New Academic." In Transcultural Studies 12/2: A Journal in interdisciplinary Research, 288–305. https://doi.org/10.1163/23751606-01202007

Research Appointments

• 2025 – 2026: Research Assistant, University of Hildesheim, DFG Project Philosophizing in a Globalized World. Supervisors: Dr. Rolf Elberfeld and Dr. Anke Graness. https://www.uni-hildesheim.de/glophi/
• 2019 – 2024: Research Assistant, University of Hildesheim, DFG Reinhard Koselleck-Project Histories of Philosophy in a Global Perspective. Supervisors: Dr. Rolf Elberfeld and Dr. Anke Graness. https://www.uni-hildesheim.de/histories-of-philosophy/
• 2016 – 2019: Research Assistant, Alpen-Adria-University of Klagenfurt, FWF-Project Spinoza on the Concept of the Human Life Form. Supervisor: Dr. Ursula Renz. www.spinoza.aau.at
• 2017: Research Assistant, Alpen-Adria-University of Klagenfurt, HRSM-Project The Exercise of Judgment in the Early Modern Period. Supervisor: Dr. Ursula Renz https://www.aau.at/romanistik/forschung/judgment/

Conference Presentations and Lectures

• 2025: "Women in the History of Philosophy Worldwide" at Philosophical Practitioners Association of India, University of Delhi, 1.2.2025
• 2025: "Meditation: A Philosophical Practice" Presentation at International Conference on Therapeutic Philosophy in Global Perspectives, Manipal University Udupi,
  13.-17.01.2025
• 2024: "Restoring the Voices of Women in Indian Philosophy" Lecture at the Mahamana Archive, Banaras Hindu University, 25.12.2024
• 2024: "Sulabhā's Debate: Rethinking Gender in Philosophy." Conference presentation at Tracing Modes of Gendered Thinking: Ideation and Philosophy from the Global South Asia, Banaras Hindu University,
  4.-6.12.2024
• 2024: "Was Kant a Racist? Decolonial Perspectives." Conference presentation at Why Read Kant Now?, The Goethe-Institut Mumbai, 29.-30.11.2024.
• 2024: "Intercultural Feminist Practices of Philosophy." Roundtable organization and introduction at Intercultural Feminist Philosophy: Brdiging Global Perspectives. XXV World Congress of Philosophy, University of Rome, 3.8.2024.
• 2024. "Unearthing the Legacy of Women Philosophers." Workshop presentation at Beyond the Canon. Histories of Philosophies in Global Perspectives, University of Tokyo, 25.-26.3.2024.
• 2023. "Non-Canonical Women Philosophers." Conference presentatin at Non-Canonical Women Philosophers in the Histories of Philosophy, University of Hildesheim, 16.3.2023.
• 2022: "Spinozas Ethica 3p35-47." Presentation at lecture conference Lektüretagung der Spinoza Gesellschaft, Leucorea Wittenberg, 1.-3.7.2022.
• 2022: "Philosophiegeschichtliche Marginalisierungspraktiken." Workshop presentation for Philosophiegeschichte als Ausgrenzungsgeschichte, University of Paderborn, 10.6.2022.
• 2022: "Introduction." Conference presentation at Women Philosophers in the Process of Decolonization, University of Hildesheim, 17.3.2022.
• 2021: "Women in Histories of Philosophy in a Global Perspective." Workshop presentation for Netzwerktreffen der DGPhil Arbeitsgemeinschaft, 3.12.2021.
• 2021: Presentation of the research project “Histories of Philosophy in a Global Perspective” at Welttag der Philosophie, event of the WIGIP, GIP, and the Koselleck-Project, 18.11.2021.
• 2019: "The Multidimensionality of Spinozas Love." Presentation at Collegium Spinozanum, University of Groningen, 2.7.-5.7.2019.
• 2019: "The Practical View of Spinozistic Love." Workshop presentation at Politics and Life Form in Spinoza of the FWF-Project Spinoza on the Concept of the Human Life Form, Alpen-Adria-University of Klagenfurt, 28.-29.6.2019.
• 2017: "Om Emotions and Human Freedom in Spinoza." Workshop presentation for the FWF-Project Spinoza on the Concept of the Human Life Form, Alpen-Adria-University of Klagenfurt, 13.-14.1.2017.

Organization of Conferences and Workshops

• 2024: Organisation of the Roundtables Intercultural Feminist Philosophy: Brdiging Global Perspectives at  XXV World Congress of Philosophy, University of Rome, 3.8.2024.
• 2023: Organisation of the conference Non-Canonical Women Philosophers in the Histories of Philosophy, University of Hildesheim 16.-17.3.2023.
• 2022: Lecture conference Lektüretagung der Spinoza Gesellschaft in Leucorea Wittenberg, Jul. 1–3, 2022.
• 2022: Philosophy and feminist conference Women Philosophers in the Process of Decolonization, University of Hildesheim, Mar. 17–18, 2022.
• 2021: Lecture conference Lektüretagung der Spinoza Gesellschaft, Jul. 3, 2021.
• 2018: History of philosophy conference The Exercise of Judgment in the Early Modern Period, Alpen-Adria-University of Klagenfurt, Nov. 15–17, 2018.
• 2018: ÖH student philosophy workshop Meditation und Kommunikation, Alpen-Adria-University of Klagenfurt, Jun. 8, 2018.
• 2017: ÖH student art and philosophy workshop Brainfuck mit Farben, Alpen-Adria-University, Jan. 27, 2017.