Michael Lewis (philosopher)

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Michael Lewis
Born (1977-11-09) 9 November 1977 (age 46)
Education University of Warwick (BA & PhD)
University of Essex (MA)
Era 21st-century philosophy
Region Western philosophy
School Continental
Institutions Newcastle University
Thesis Being-with and the Place of Ethics (2004)
Doctoral advisor Miguel de Beistegui
Main interests
post-Kantian philosophy

Michael Andrew Lewis (born 9 November 1977) is a British philosopher. He is the co-founder and general editor of the Journal of Italian Philosophy. Lewis is known for his expertise on continental philosophy. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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  1. Mulhall, Stephen (1 November 2006). "Heidegger and the Place of Ethics". Contemporary Political Theory . 5 (4): 492–494. doi: 10.1057/palgrave.cpt.9300269 . ISSN   1476-9336.
  2. MacAvoy, Leslie (9 January 2006). "Review of Heidegger and the Place of Ethics". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. ISSN   1538-1617 . Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  3. Smith, Anthony Paul (21 October 2014). "Heidegger Beyond Deconstruction: On Nature, Michael Lewis". Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology. 40 (1): 109–111. doi:10.1080/00071773.2009.11006676. S2CID   170584322.
  4. Huntley, Tim (2012). "Reviewed Work: Phenomenology: An Introduction by Michael Lewis, Tanja Staehler". Sartre Studies International . 18 (1): 86–89. JSTOR   42705185.
  5. Hand, Seán (15 July 2010). "Derrida and Lacan: Another Writing (review)". French Studies: A Quarterly Review . 64 (3): 374. doi:10.1093/fs/knq072. ISSN   1468-2931 . Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  6. Miller, Paul Allen (2011). "Derrida and Lacan: Another Writing (review)". Symploke. 19 (1): 385–387. ISSN   1534-0627 . Retrieved 28 December 2018.