Dr. Dr. Yiftach Fehige (He/Him)

Professor for Science and Religion
University of Toronto

Toronto, ON, Canada

Biography

Yiftach Fehige (He/Him) is a German-Canadian scholar of science and religion, with training in physics, philosophy, and theology. He is currently affiliated with the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology at the University of Toronto. Fehige is renowned for his contributions to the study of thought experiments, his critical perspectives on the Jewish-Christian dialogue, and his development of a pluralist theory of human sexuality.

Biography

Yiftach Fehige (He/Him) was born in 1976. He grew up in Duderstadt, Germany, and after graduating from high school, he pursued studies in physics, philosophy, and theology at various institutions, including the universities of Frankfurt/Main, Mainz, Munich, and Tübingen. He made Tel Aviv, Israel, his home from 2001-2007. In 2004, he earned a Ph.D. in Logic and Philosophy of Science from the University of Mainz, followed by a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from the University of Tübingen in 2011. Yiftach Fehige relocated to Canada in 2007 to assume his current position at the University of Toronto. He was granted tenure in 2012 and obtained Canadian citizenship the same year. Identifying as Jewish, Yiftach Fehige is married and has three children.

Honoraria Titles

Major Prizes

Religion, Philosophy & History Interests

Buddhism, Christianity-Catholicism, Christianity-Orthodoxy, Christianity-Protestantism, Confusianism, Ethics, History of Religion, History of Science, Indic Traditions, Indigenous Religions, Islam, Judaism, Naturalism, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Religion, Taoism, Theology

Science & Technology Interests

Agriculture, Anthropology, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Cosmology, Evolution, Genetics, Human Origins, Information Technology, Mathematics, Medicine & Health, Neuroscience, Physics, Psychology

Publications

Science and Religion: East and West

Routledge 2016
https://www.routledge.com/Science-and-Religion-East-and-West/Fehige/p/book/9781138488670

Thought Experiments, Science, and Theology

BRILL 2024
https://brill.com/display/title/64430?contents=editorial-content

Die Geschlechtererosion des semantischen Realismus: Eine logisch-semantische Untersuchung zum Begriff des biologischen Geschlechts

Mentis 2006
https://brill.com/display/title/49422?rskey=P0JPg8&result=12

Das Offenbarungsparadox: Zur Dialogfähigkeit von Juden und Christen

Schöningh 2012
https://brill.com/display/title/50667?rskey=P0JPg8&result=14

Sexualphilosophie: Eine einführende Annäherung

LIT 2007
https://www.lit-verlag.de/isbn/978-3-8258-0842-6

The Routledge Companion to Thought Experiments

Routledge 2017
Co-authors: Michael T. Stuart and James R. Brown
https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Companion-to-Thought-Experiments/Stuart-Fehige-Brown/p/book/9781032569710