Robert Sinnerbrink

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Robert Sinnerbrink
Alma mater University of Sydney
Awards ARC Future Fellowship, University Medal in Philosophy (USYD)
Era 21st-century philosophy
Region Western philosophy
School Continental
Institutions Macquarie University
Thesis Metaphysics of modernity: The problem of identity and difference in Hegel and Heidegger  (2001)
Doctoral advisor György Márkus
Main interests
philosophy of film, Heidegger

Robert Sinnerbrink is an Australian philosopher and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University. He is an ARC Future Fellowship recipient [1] and a former Chair of the Australasian Society for Continental Philosophy (2007-2010). [2] Sinnerbrink is known for his research on aesthetics and philosophy of film.

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References

  1. "Robert Sinnerbrink". Macquarie University. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  2. "History of the ASCP". Australasian Society for Continental Philosophy. Retrieved 14 October 2018.