Dieter Misgeld
Canadian philosopher
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Dieter Misgeld (born 1938) is a German-Canadian philosopher. He was a professor of philosophy of education in the department of Theory and Policy Studies at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), at University of Toronto for 35 years.[2] Born in Germany, Misgeld studied philosophy with Gadamer and Habermas before moving to Canada.[3] He is known for his research on social theory, human rights, political philosophy, hermeneutics and the philosophy of Jürgen Habermas and Hans-Georg Gadamer.[4]
Dieter Misgeld | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1938 (age 87–88) |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 21st century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Continental philosophy Hermeneutics | |
Notable students | Hossein Mesbahian |
Main interests | Social theory |
A biography of Misgeld (Dieter Misgeld: A Philosopher’s Journey from Hermeneutics to Emancipatory Politics) was written by Hossein Mesbahian and Trevor Norris, and published in 2017 by a subsidiary of Brill Publishers.[5]
Bibliography
- Hans-Georg Gadamer, Dieter Misgeld, Graeme Nicholson (1992). Hans-Georg Gadamer on Education, Poetry, and History. New York: SUNY Press.
- (1987). Modern German Sociology, edited by Volker Meja, Dieter Misgeld, and Nico Stehr. New York: Columbia University Press.