Biography:Howard Caygill
Howard Caygill | |
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| School | Continental philosophy Critical Theory |
| Institutions | Kingston University Goldsmiths, University of London |
Main interests | Political philosophy Aesthetics |
| Website | https://www.kingston.ac.uk/staff/profile/professor-howard-caygill-412/ |
Howard Caygill (born 1958) is a British philosopher.
He has held the position of Professor of Modern European Philosophy at the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy (CRMEP), Kingston University since 2011.[1] Previously he had taught at University of East Anglia and Goldsmiths College, University of London.[2]
He is known for his work on Walter Benjamin, Immanuel Kant, Emmanuel Levinas, and Franz Kafka; and concepts such as resistance have influenced fields including political philosophy, aesthetics, literary theory and continental philosophy.
Jay Bernstein has described Caygill as "one of the two or three leading practitioners and exponents of European philosophy in the UK".[3]
Caygill is the Literary Executor of the estate of Gillian Rose.[4]
Bibliography[5]
Books
- Caygill, Howard (2020). Force and understanding: essays on philosophy and resistance. London: Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN:978-1-350-10786-1
- Caygill, Howard (2017). Kafka: in light of the accident. London: Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN:978-1-4725-9542-3
- Caygill, Howard (2013). On resistance: a philosophy of defiance. London: Bloomsbury. ISBN:978-1-4725-2258-0
- Caygill, Howard (2002). Levinas and the political. London: Routledge. ISBN:978-0-415-11248-2
- Caygill, Howard (1998). Walter Benjamin: the colour of experience. London: Routledge. ISBN:0-415-08958-1
- Caygill, Howard (1995). A Kant dictionary. Oxford: Blackwell. ISBN:978-0-631-17535-3
- Caygill, Howard (1989). Art of judgment. Oxford: Blackwell. ISBN:978-0-631-16596-5
References
- ↑ "Past CRMEP events: Also Sprach Zapata: Philosophy and Resistance, Inaugural Lecture by Howard Caygill". https://www.kingston.ac.uk/faculties/kingston-school-of-art/research-and-innovation/crmep/past-crmep-events/.
- ↑ "Professor Howard Caygill: About". https://www.kingston.ac.uk/staff/profile/professor-howard-caygill-412/.
- ↑ Harvey, Bo (2020). "Howard Caygill: Force and Understanding: Writings on Philosophy and Resistance". Marx and Philosophy. https://marxandphilosophy.org.uk/reviews/19323_force-and-understanding-writings-on-philosophy-and-resistance-by-howard-caygill-reviewed-by-bo-harvey/.
- ↑ "Unpublished writings". https://gillianrose.org/resources/unpublished-writings/.
- ↑ "About: Professor Howard Caygill". https://www.kingston.ac.uk/staff/profile/professor-howard-caygill-412/.
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