Biography:Kristin Gjesdal
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Short description: Norwegian philosopher
Kristin Gjesdal | |
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Born | Oslo |
Alma mater | University of Oslo (Ph.D.) |
Awards | Fulbright Foundation fellowship, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship, The Eleanor Hofkin Award for Excellence in Teaching |
Era | 21st century Philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Continental |
Institutions | Temple University |
Thesis | (2002) |
Main interests | hermeneutics, nineteenth-century philosophy |
Kristin Gjesdal is a Norwegian philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at Temple University.[1] She is known for her expertise in the field of hermeneutics (focusing especially on Hans-Georg Gadamer), nineteenth-century philosophy, aesthetics, and phenomenology.[1] Gjesdal is a member of The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[2]
Awards and honours
- Fulbright Foundation fellowship
- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship
- Eleanor Hofkin Award for Excellence in Teaching
Books
- Herder's Hermeneutic Philosophy: History, Poetry, Enlightenment, Cambridge University Press, 2017
- Gadamer and The Legacy of German Idealism, Cambridge University Press, 2009
- The Drama of History: Ibsen, Hegel, Nietzsche, Oxford University Press, 2020
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