James Andrew Phillips

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James Phillips
Era Contemporary philosophy
Region Western philosophy
School Continental
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Aesthetics
Political Philosophy
Cinema Studies

James Andrew Phillips is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of New South Wales. He is known for his research on philosophy of art, the philosophy of film and performance, and Martin Heidegger's thought. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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After receiving his MA in Comparative Literature and Critical Theory from Monash University, he studied as a Ph.D. student in philosophy in both Austria and Germany and finished his doctorate under Jeff Malpas at the University of Tasmania. Phillips has been a visiting fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies in the Humanities (University of Edinburgh) and National Humanities Center in North Carolina.

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