Thomas Wartenberg
Thomas E. Wartenberg (* 1949 ) is an American philosopher and professor of philosophy .
Wartenberg studied in Amherst , Stanford , Pittsburgh and Heidelberg . He was born in Pittsburgh in 1977 Wilfrid Sellars on "Reason and Truth in Kant's Theory of Experience" doctorate . His work took Wartenberg to Duke , Harvard and Auckland, among others . He has been a professor at Mount Holyoke College since 1992 , where he was an associate professor from 1984 to 1991 .
In addition, Wartenberg runs the Teaching Children Philosophy project , which tries to bring philosophy closer to children through children's books and visits to primary schools . He also writes film reviews for Philosophy Now magazine . He mainly deals with the philosophy of film and aesthetics . Further areas of expertise are continental philosophy , Immanuel Kant and 19th century German philosophy.
Publications (excerpt)
- 1990: The Forms of Power: From Domination to Transformation , ISBN 0-87722-648-2 .
- 1992: Rethinking Power , ISBN 0-7914-0881-7 .
- 1995: Philosophy and Film , ISBN 0-415-90921-X (with Cynthia Freeland).
- 1999: Unlikely Couples: Movie Romance as Social Criticism , ISBN 0-8133-3438-1 .
- 2008: Existentialism: A Beginner's Guide , ISBN 1-85168-593-6 .
Web links
- Website of Thomas E. Wartenberg at Mount Holyoke College
- Project Teaching Children Philosophy (Wiki)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wartenberg, Thomas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wartenberg, Thomas E .; Wartenberg, Tom |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1949 |