Michael Neil Forster

Michael Neil Forster
BornDecember 9, 1957
EducationPrinceton University (PhD), Oxford University (BA)
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolContinental
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago, Bonn University
ThesisHegel and Skepticism (1987)
Doctoral advisorRaymond Geuss
Doctoral studentsRachel Zuckert
Main interests
philosophy of language, hermeneutics

Michael Neil Forster (born December 9, 1957) is an American philosopher and the Alexander von Humboldt Professor, holder of the Chair in Theoretical Philosophy, and Co-director of the International Center for Philosophy at Bonn University, where he has taught since 2013. He is an expert on 18th- and 19th-century German philosophy, especially Herder and Hegel.