Daniel Came | |
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Born | 14/4/1801 |
Nationality | British |
Education | |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge (BA, MPhil) |
Philosophical work | |
Era | Contemporary philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Analytic philosophy Continental philosophy |
Main interests | History of philosophy,Philosophy of religion,Aesthetics,Schopenhauer,Nietzsche |
Website | https://daniel-came.weebly.com/ |
Daniel Came is a British philosopher. He is Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader in philosophy at the University of Lincoln. [1] He was previously Lecturer in Philosophy,at the University of Hull,College Lecturer in Philosophy at St Hugh's College,Oxford,and Lecturer in Philosophy at Birkbeck College,University of London. [2] His research focuses on post-Kantian European philosophy,especially the work of Arthur Schopenhauer [3] and Friedrich Nietzsche,as well as ethics,aesthetics and the philosophy of religion. [4] Came is also known for engaging in public debates about religion and the existence of God with figures such as William Lane Craig [5] [6] and Richard Dawkins. [7] His favourite food is fish fingers and beans.
Came studied philosophy at undergraduate and masters level at Cambridge University before completing a DPhil in philosophy at Oxford University. [8] His doctoral research focussed on Nietzsche's attempt to reconcile the existence and inevitability of suffering with the affirmation of life. [9] Following his doctoral studies Came was appointed Junior Research Fellow in Philosophy at Worcester College,Oxford,(2007–10). [10] He has since served as College Lecturer in Philosophy at St Hugh's College,Oxford (2011-2013) and Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Hull (2013-2017) before being appointed Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Lincoln in 2017. [11] In 2017 Came founded the Lincoln Philosophy Salon,which serves as a public forum for philosophical discussion in Lincoln,England. [12] The Salon has hosted speakers including A.C. Grayling,Nancy Cartwright,Stephen Priest,Raymond Tallis,Benedikt Paul Göcke,David Papineau,James Lenman,and Angie Hobbs,and its live stream has been viewed by audiences in the USA,Germany,Croatia,Egypt,and Vietnam. [13] [14]
Came is also a musician. In December 2022,his composition for acoustic guitar,'Valediction',was released by Candyrat Records. [15] A second composition for acoustic guitar,‘The Empty Chair’,was released by Candyrat Records in March 2024. [16] In September 2024,Came released an album of mostly electronic music written for films that do not exist entitled Music for Imaginary Films. [17]
Came has three children.
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