Biography:Dieter Misgeld

Short description: Canadian philosopher

Dieter Misgeld
Era	21st century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Continental philosophy Hermeneutics
Notable students	Hossein Mesbahian
Main interests	Social theory

Dieter Misgeld is a retired professor in the department of Theory and Policy Studies at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto. He is known for his research on social theory, human rights, political philosophy, hermeneutics and the philosophy of Jürgen Habermas and Hans-Georg Gadamer.

Bibliography

• Hans-Georg Gadamer, Dieter Misgeld, Graeme Nicholson (1992). Hans-Georg Gadamer on Education, Poetry, and History. New York: SUNY.
• Modern German Sociology, edited by Volker Meja, Dieter Misgeld, and Nico Stehr. New York: Columbia University Press.

See also

• Philosophy in Canada
• Graeme Nicholson
• Muzi Epifani

External links

• The Office for Public Education (Current Academics)