I am a philosopher at Universität Hamburg interested in the foundations of what we ought to do. Below, I share thoughts connected to my research on the normative status of social norms. Other pages tell you more about this project and my other research, my background, and my teaching.


Norms & Normativity

News & Upcoming Activities

New paper out!

Gerritsen, Eline. “Demystifying Authoritative Normativity”. The Journal of Ethics, forthcoming. Open access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10892-025-09526-8

Talk at metaethics workshop

Title TBD

13-14 February 2026

Frankfurt School of Finance and Management


Get in touch

Universität Hamburg
Fachbereich Philosophie
Philosophisches Seminar
Von-Melle-Park 6
20146 Hamburg

eline.gerritsen [at] uni-hamburg.de