Alphonso Lingis | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Catholic University of Leuven (PhD), Loyola University Chicago (BA) |
Era | 20th-century philosophy, Contemporary philosophy |
School | Continental philosophy |
Institutions | Pennsylvania State University (emeritus) |
Main interests | Phenomenology, Existentialism, Modern philosophy, Ethics |
Alphonso Lingis (born November 23, 1933) is an American philosopher, writer and translator, with Lithuanian roots, currently professor emeritus of philosophy at Pennsylvania State University. His areas of specialization include phenomenology, existentialism, modern philosophy, and ethics. Lingis is also known as a photographer,[1] and he complements the philosophical themes of many of his books with his own photography.