Mark Kingwell | |
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| Born | Mark Gerald Kingwell March 1, 1963 |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto University of Edinburgh Yale University |
| Spouse(s) |
Gail Donaldson
(m. 1988; div. 2004)Molly Montgomery (m. 2008) |
| Relatives | Dylan Kingwell (nephew) |
| Era | 20th / 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
| School | Social philosophy Aesthetics |
Main interests | Political philosophy Cultural criticism Philosophy of art Continental philosophy |
Mark Gerald Kingwell FRSC (born March 1, 1963) is a Canadian philosopher, professor and former associate chair at the University of Toronto's Department of Philosophy. Kingwell is a fellow of Trinity College. He specialises in theories of politics and culture. He writes widely in both scholarly and mainstream venues, and addresses specific topics in social justice, discourse ethics, aesthetics, film theory, philosophy of architecture and urbanism, philosophy of technology, and cultural theory.