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Kristin Gjesdal | |
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Born | Oslo |
Alma mater | University of Oslo (Ph.D.) |
Awards | Fulbright Foundation fellowship, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship, The Eleanor Hofkin Award for Excellence in Teaching |
Era | 21st century Philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Continental |
Institutions | Temple 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] and she is on the editorial board of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy as a subject area expert for 19th Century Philosophy.[3]