Martin Ossikovski

Brief InformationMartin Ossikovski holds a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy (University of Sofia, 2002), a master’s degree in Medieval Studies (Department of Medieval Studies, Central European University, 2003), and a doctorate in History and Theory of Culture (Department of Cultural Studies, University of Sofia, 2009). He has specialised at various educational institutions across Europe, among which the University of Hanover (Philosophy Seminar, 2004), the University of Helsinki (Department of History, 2005), Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (History Seminar, 2007), and the University of Oxford (Oriel College, 2007/08). His main interests are in the history of late medieval and early modern political thought. During the past few years, Martin Ossikovski has been working on a study comparing the views of collective wisdom and infallibility of two prominent fourteenth-century political theorists and publicists, Marsilius of Padua and William of Ockham. In the beginning of 2009, the study was successfully defended as a doctoral dissertation at the Department of Cultural Studies of the University of Sofia.

Working with CAS

The Centre for Advanced Study Sofia welcomed and offered me just what I needed after the completion of my doctoral studies at the University of Sofia. The Independent Research Projects Programme looked open to proposals in various research fields and that encouraged me to go ahead. Finding myself within a very well organised institution proved, later on, a rewarding experience. The Centre unites colleagues with diverse research interests, all of whom are academically open and, most importantly, always willing to offer advice and cooperation. All of that makes me very much look forward to the challenges of an undoubtedly enjoyable year with CAS.

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