Biography:Kristin Gjesdal

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Short description: Norwegian philosopher
Kristin Gjesdal
Born
Oslo
Alma materUniversity of Oslo (Ph.D.)
AwardsFulbright Foundation fellowship, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship, The Eleanor Hofkin Award for Excellence in Teaching
Era21st century Philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolContinental
InstitutionsTemple 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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Filosofi og forståelse: Et intervju med Kristin Gjesdal" (in nb-NO). https://filosofisksupplement.no/filosofi-og-forstaelse-et-intervju-med-kristin-gjesdal/. 
  2. ↑ "Medlemmer | Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi". https://www.dnva.no/medlemmer/24. 

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