Laura Mirbek
Master’s student in Philosophy, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
Positions held
| 2026-2027 | visiting researcher(s), Fundamental ethics |
Participation in CRÉ events
| 2 December 2026 | Anaid Ochoa Echeverria (Université de Montréal) |
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| 25 November 2026 | “Comment conceptualiser la transmission intergénérationnelle des émotions ?” |
Biography
Laura Mirbek is a Master’s student in Philosophy at Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany. In her master‘s thesis, she explores the intergenerational transmission of emotions under the supervision of Eva Weber-Guskar and is interested in the intersection of philosophy, psychology and the social sciences. She holds a B.A. in Philosophy and Social Sciences from Ruhr-University Bochum, with a focus on Classical German Philosophy/German Idealism. During her Bachelor’s studies, she spent a semester at the University of Padova, Italy. Pursuing a second Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, in parallel to her Master’s in philosophy, she currently conducts empirical research on loneliness.
Laura Mirbek is a scholar of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes), gratefully receiving funding for a research stay at the Centre de recherche en éthique, Université de Montréal, under the supervision of Christine Tappolet.
Research areas: Philosophy of Emotions, Classical German Philosophy / German Idealism, Psychology of loneliness
laura.mirbek@gmx.de
