About Stephen Houlgate
Born 1954. Stephen Houlgate is a philosopher, phenomenologist and academic.
Stephen Houlgate (; born 23 March 1954) is a British philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. He is known for his works on Hegel, Heidegger and Derrida's thought.
Life and works In contrast to the metaphysical and non-metaphysical readings of Hegel's Logic, Houlgate is said to have a "revised-metaphysical" reading of Hegel's philosophy.
Selected publications
An Introduction to Hegel: Freedom, Truth and History, 2nd edition, Blackwell, 2005
Edited Hegel and the Philosophy of Nature, SUNY, 1998 The Hegel Reader, Blackwell, 1998 Hegel and the Arts, Northwestern University Press, 2007 G.W.F. Hegel: Outlines of the Philosophy of Right, Oxford University Press, 2008
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Who is Stephen Houlgate?
British philosopher
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Stephen Houlgate was born on 24 March 1954.
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Stephen Houlgate is a philosopher, phenomenologist and academic.
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