Kenneth R. Westphal
Kenneth R. Westphal | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 20, 1955 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Wisconsin–Madison (MA, PhD) |
| Thesis | Nietzsche on Truth and Knowledge (Realism, Perspectivism, Interpretation, Epistemology, Skepticism) (1986) |
| Doctoral advisor | Donald W. Crawford |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Sub-discipline | Philosophy of religion |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School or tradition | German Idealism |
| Institutions | Boğaziçi University Academia Europaea |
| Website | https://www.ae-info.org/ae/Member/Westphal_Kenneth/ |
Kenneth Robert Westphal (born December 20, 1955 Evanston, Illinois) is a professor emeritus of philosophy at the Academia Europaea.[1][2] From 2014 to 2021 he was professor of philosophy at Boğaziçi University, Istanbul.[3]
Education
Westphal earned a B.A. in Social Theory from the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign in 1977. Following this, he pursued his graduate studies in Philosophy entering University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1978, earning an M.A. in 1981 and a Ph.D. in 1986 with the dissertation "Nietzsche on Truth and Knowledge (Realism, Perspectivism, Interpretation, Epistemology, Skepticism)". During his doctoral studies, Westphal also studied at the Freie Universität Berlin (1983–84) and the Ohio State University (1984–85).[4][5]
Publications
Monographs
- Westphal, Kenneth R. (2021). Kant's Transcendental Deduction of the Categories: Critical Re-Examination, Elucidation & Corroboration: Critical Re-Examination, Elucidation and Corroboration. Helsinki University Press. JSTOR j.ctv1qp9h87.[6][7][8]
- Westphal, Kenneth R. (2004). Kant's Transcendental Proof of Realism. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511584497. ISBN 978-0-521-83373-8.
- Hegel's Epistemological Realism: A Study of the Aim and Method of Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit. Springer. 6 December 2012. ISBN 978-94-009-2342-3.
- Hegel's Epistemology: A Philosophical Introduction to the Phenomenology of Spirit. Hackett. 2003. ISBN 978-0-87220-646-5.[9][10]
- Hegel, Hume und die Identität wahrnehmbarer Dinge: Historisch-kritische Analyse zum Kapitel Wahrnehmung in der Phänomenologie von 1807. V. Klostermann. 31 December 1997. ISBN 978-3-465-02970-0.[11][12][13]
- Westphal, Kenneth R. (1989). Hegel's Epistemological Realism. doi:10.1007/978-94-009-2342-3. ISBN 978-94-010-7554-1.[14]
Editorials
- Westphal, Kenneth R., ed. (2009). The Blackwell Guide to Hegel'sPhenomenology of Spirit. doi:10.1002/9781444306224. ISBN 978-1-4443-0622-4.[15][16][17]
- Westphal, Kenneth R., ed. (2014). Realism, Science, and Pragmatism. doi:10.4324/9781315779515. ISBN 978-1-317-69970-5.
Articles
- "Force, Understanding and Ontology". Bulletin of the Hegel Society of Great Britain. 29 (1–2): 1–29. 2008. doi:10.1017/S0263523200000756.[18]
- "How Does Kant Prove That We Perceive, and Not Merely Imagine, Physical Objects?". The Review of Metaphysics. 59 (4): 781–806. 2006. ISSN 0034-6632.
References
- ^ "Academy of Europe: Westphal Kenneth". www.ae-info.org. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ "Prof. Dr. Kenneth R. Westphal". www.humboldt-foundation.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ "Kenneth R. Westphal | Department of Philosophy". Boğaziçi University.
- ^ "Wayback Machine". philpeople.org. Archived from the original on 2024-12-22. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "Academy of Europe: CV". www.ae-info.org. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ Scaglia, Lara (2022-11-07). "Kant's Transcendental Deduction of the Categories, written by Kenneth R. Westphal". History of Philosophy & Logical Analysis. 25 (2): 412–420. doi:10.30965/26664275-bja10062. ISSN 2666-4275.
- ^ Stephenson, Andrew (December 2022). "Kenneth R. Westphal, Kant's Transcendental Deduction of the Categories: Critical Re-Examination, Elucidation and Corroboration. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press, 2021. ISBN 978-9-5236-9028-8 (pbk). ISBN 978-952-369-029-5 (pdf) DOI 10.33134/HUP-7. Pp. 118". Hegel Bulletin. 43 (3): 491–496. doi:10.1017/hgl.2022.31. ISSN 2051-5367.
- ^ Johansson, Jan (June 2022). "Kenneth R. Westphal, Kant's Transcendental Deduction of the Categories: Critical Re-Examination, Elucidation and Corroboration Helsinki: Helsinki University Press, 2021 Pp. 111 ISBN 9789523690288 DOI 10.33134/HUP-7". Kantian Review. 27 (2): 341–344. doi:10.1017/S1369415421000649. ISSN 1369-4154.
- ^ Jenkins, Scott (2006-03-01). "Hegel's Epistemology: A Philosophical Introduction to the Phenomenology of Spirit, by Kenneth R. Westphal". The Owl of Minerva. 38 (1/2): 151–158. doi:10.5840/owl2006/2007381/212.
- ^ McCumber, John (2004-07-01). "Book reviews: A Philosophical Introduction to the 'Phenomenology of Spirit'". Continental Philosophy Review. 37 (3): 367–381. doi:10.1007/s11007-004-3530-y. ISSN 1573-1103.
- ^ Heidemann, Dietmar H.; Westphal, Kenneth R. (2000). "Hegel, Hume und die Identität wahrnehmbarer Dinge. Historisch-kritische Analyse zum Kapitel "Wahrnehmung" in der Phänomenologie von 1807. (Philosophische Abhandlungen. Bd 72.), Westphal, Kenneth R." Hegel-Studien. 35: 154–160. ISSN 0073-1587. JSTOR 26589445.
- ^ De Vos, L. (1999). "Review of Hegel, Hume und die Identität wahrnehmbarer Dinge. Historisch-kritische Analyse zum Kapitel 'Wahrnehmung' in der Phänomenologie von 1807 (Philosophische Abhandlungen, 72)". Tijdschrift voor Filosofie. 61 (1): 171–172. ISSN 1370-575X. JSTOR 40888670.
- ^ Iseli, Rebecca (1999). "Review of Hegel, Hume und die Identität wahrnehmbarer Dinge. Historisch-kritische Analyse zum Kapitel "Wahrnehmung" in der Phänomenologie von 1807". Zeitschrift für philosophische Forschung. 53 (3): 468–472. ISSN 0044-3301. JSTOR 20484909.
- ^ Stern, Robert (January 1993). "Kenneth R Westphal, Hegel's Epistemological Realism: A Study of the Aim and Method of Hegel's 'Phenomenology of Spirit', Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1989, pp xiv + 309, Hb £41/$69". Hegel Bulletin. 14 (1–2): 56–58. doi:10.1017/S0263523200005061. ISSN 0263-5232.
- ^ Giladi, Paul (May 2015). "Kenneth R. Westphal (ed.). The Blackwell Guide to Hegel's 'Phenomenology of Spirit'.Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. ISBN: 978-1-4051-3110-0, pbk, £24.99. Pp. 325". Hegel Bulletin. 36 (1): 111–115. doi:10.1017/hgl.2015.7. ISSN 2051-5367.
- ^ Vieillard-Baron, Jean-Louis (2010). "Review of Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit, "Blackwell Guides to Great Works"f". Revue Philosophique de la France et de l'Étranger. 200 (2): 282. ISSN 0035-3833. JSTOR 41100734.
- ^ Moyar, Dean. "The Blackwell Guide to Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. Archived from the original on 2024-07-29. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
- ^ Westphal, Kenneth R. (January 2009). "Discussion Note on K. R. Westphal, 'Force, Understanding and Ontology', Hegel Society of Great Britain 57/58 (2008):1–29". Hegel Bulletin. 30 (1–2): 111–112. doi:10.1017/S0263523200001002. ISSN 0263-5232.