Nicole Anderson (philosopher)

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Nicole Anderson
Education University of Sydney (PhD)
Era 21st-century philosophy
Region Western philosophy
Institutions Arizona State University, Macquarie University, Warsaw University
Main interests
cultural theory, continental philosophy

Nicole Anderson is an Australian philosopher who is Professor and Director of The Institute for Humanities Research (IHR) at Arizona State University. She is also Honorary Professor at Macquarie University and Professor Honoris Causa for the International Institute for Hermeneutics at Warsaw University. [1] Anderson is known for her works on Derrida's thought and is the co-founder and chief editor of the journal Derrida Today . [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Nicole Anderson". Arizona State University.
  2. Hanrahan, M. (1 July 2013). "Derrida: Ethics under Erasure". French Studies. 67 (3): 439–440. doi:10.1093/fs/knt114. ISSN   0016-1128.
  3. Kelly, Elaine (2014). "There's a Promise Hidden in the Ruins of a Pure Ethics: Reviewing Anderson's "Ethics under Erasure"". Philosophy Today. 58 (3): 499–503. doi:10.5840/philtoday201458324.
  4. "Derrida Today".