Dottore in Filosofia / Philosophical Doctor / Dr. phil.,

born in 1950 (Zürich, Switzerland), studied History, Philosophy, Political Science and Theology in Zürich and Rome. He holds a Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Zürich. From 1990 to 2020 he was Professor of Ethics and Political Philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome. He remains associated with the University as a visiting professor.

In 1983 he was ordained a Catholic priest (incardinated in the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei). Between 1972 and 1978 he was an assistant to Professor Hermann Lübbe, at Zürich University; from 1981 to 1982 he was a Research Assistant with Professor Otfried Höffe at the University of Fribourg. He then worked together with Professor Wolfgang Kluxen from the University of Bonn with a scholarship from the Thyssen Foundation, Cologne. From 1990 to 2020 he was Professor of Ethics and Political Philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome. In addition to his scholarly activity, he was also dedicated to pastoral work in Zürich and Fribourg, and currently in Vienna. Martin Rhonheimer is a member of the Editorial Board of The American Journal of Jurisprudence (Notre Dame Law School) and member of the Scientific Board of Acta Philosophica (Pontifical University of the Holy Cross). In 2002 he has been appointed as a corresponding academician to the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas. In 2013 he was elected as a member of the Friedrich A. von Hayek Gesellschaft and, in 2018, of the Ludwig-Erhard-Stiftung. He is also founding member of the Lord Acton Kreis and a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

In 2014 he has co-founded in Vienna the Austrian Institute of Economics and Social Philosophy (www.austrian-institute.org) of which he is the president. He is currently living in Vienna.

Indirizzo privato / Private Address / Privatadresse:

Ufficio / Office / Büro:
Austrian Institute of Economics and Social Philosophy
Möllwaldplatz 5/2 A-1040 Wien
Tel.: +43 1 996 20 83 // Fax +43 1 996 20 83 99 // Mobile: +43 676 608 46 28

m.rhonheimer@austrian-institute.org