Michael Hampe, born in 1961 in Hanover, studied philosophy, literature, psychology and biology in Heidelberg and Cambridge.
After professorships in Dublin, Kassel and Bamberg, he has been Professor of Philosophy at the ETH Zurich since 2003. He lives in Freiburg and Zurich.
Most recently published by Hanser: Tunguska oder Das Ende der Natur (2011) and Die Lehren der Philosophie (2014).