My research is focused on German-Jewish political thought in the 20th century. In my doctoral dissertation, I plan to examine the role of "lack of knowledge" in the writings of two prominent modern German-Jewish thinkers: Hannah Arendt and Leo Strauss. I will argue that a conceptualization of "lack of knowledge" can contribute to a deeper understanding of their oeuvre and that both thinkers have profoundly innovative ideas concerning the epistemological, historical and political importance of a subjective state of "not knowing".

My doctoral dissertation is aimed at being part of a large scale research project focused on theocracy, led by my advisor Prof. Benjamin Pollock at the Franz Rosenzweig Minerva Research Center and, where I have served as a research assistant over the last several years.