Rebecca Comay
Canadian academic
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Rebecca Comay (born August 16, 1955) is a professor of philosophy and comparative literature at the University of Toronto.[1]
BornAugust 16, 1955
EducationUniversity of Toronto (PhD)
Rebecca Comay | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 16, 1955 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Toronto (PhD) |
| Thesis | "Beyond" "Aufhebung": Reflections on the Bad Infinite (1986) |
| Doctoral advisor | Graeme Nicholson |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School or tradition | German Idealism |
| Institutions | University of Toronto |
| Website | https://www.rebeccacomay.com/ |
Life and works
Comay Earned her MA in philosophy in 1978 from the University of Toronto, and later completed her Ph.D. in 1989, where her dissertation—“Beyond ‘Aufhebung’: Reflections on the Bad Infinite in Hegel”—examined the concept of the “bad infinite” in Hegelian dialectics.[2][3]
Selected publications
- Comay, Rebecca (2020). Mourning Sickness. doi:10.1515/9780804775731. ISBN 978-0-8047-7573-1.[4][5][6][7]
- Comay, Rebecca; Ruda, Frank (2018). The Dash—The Other Side of Absolute Knowing. doi:10.7551/mitpress/10877.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-262-34652-8.[8][9]