Nicholas Davey
Nicholas Davey | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 August 1950 |
| Education | |
| Education | University of York (BA) University of Sussex (MA, PhD) University of Tübingen |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Continental |
| Institutions | University of Dundee |
| Main interests | Hermeneutics, aesthetics |
Nicholas Davey (born 8 August 1950) is a British philosopher and professor of philosophy at the University of Dundee. He is known for his expertise in aesthetics, hermeneutics, and his work on Hans-Georg Gadamer.[1][2] Davey has also played a leading role in founding several research groups and institutes at the University of Dundee, which include Theoros, Hermeneutica Scotia (research groups), and the university's Arts and Humanities Research Institute.[3]
Davey is an active member of the Scottish Centre for Continental Philosophy.[4]
Books
- Unfinished Worlds. Hermeneutics, Aesthetics and Gadamer. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2013. ISBN 978-0748686223
- Unquiet Understanding: Gadamer's Philosophical Hermeneutics. New York: SUNY Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0791468425
References
- ^ Malpas, Jeff, ed. (2015). Routledge Companion to Hermeneutics. London: Routledge. pp. 504, 506, 512, 515, 533, 539, 540, 545, 549. ISBN 978-0415644587.
- ^ Zabala, Santiago (2011). "Review of Unquiet Understanding". Symposium. 15.
- ^ "University of Dundee Faculty Profile". Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Scottish Centre for Continental Philosophy". Retrieved 4 January 2019.