Nicholas F. Stang | |
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Era | 21st-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Kantian philosophy |
Institutions | University of Toronto |
Main interests | 19th Century Philosophy, Aesthetics, Early Modern Philosophy, Kant, Metaphysics |
Website | https://sites.google.com/site/nickstang |
Nicholas F. Stang is a Canadian-American philosopher and professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto. Stang is known for his works on Kantian philosophy. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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