About Dieter Misgeld
Born 1938. Dieter Misgeld is a Canadian philosopher.
Dieter Misgeld (born 1938) is a German-Canadian philosopher. He was a professor of philosophy of education in the department of Theory and Policy Studies at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), at University of Toronto for 35 years. Born in Germany, Misgeld studied philosophy with Gadamer and Habermas before moving to Canada. He is known for his research on social theory, human rights, political philosophy, hermeneutics and the philosophy of Jürgen Habermas and Hans-Georg Gadamer.
A biography of Misgeld (Dieter Misgeld: A Philosopher’s Journey from Hermeneutics to Emancipatory Politics) was written by Hossein Mesbahian and Trevor Norris, and published in 2017 by a subsidiary of Brill Publishers.
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Who is Dieter Misgeld?
Canadian philosopher
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Dieter Misgeld was born in 1938 in Gelsenkirchen.
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Dieter Misgeld is a philosopher.
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Dieter Misgeld is Canadian.
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