Michael Neil Forster (born December 9, 1957) is an American philosopher and the

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, holder of the Chair in Theoretical Philosophy, and Co-director of the International Center for Philosophy at Bonn University. Previously he was Glen A. Lloyd Distinguished Service Professor in Philosophy and the College at the

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. Forster is known for his expertise on

hermeneutics Hermeneutics () is the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts. Hermeneutics is more than interpretative principles or methods used when immediate ...

Books

* ''Herder's Philosophy'' (Oxford University Press, 2018) * ''After Herder'' (Oxford University Press, 2012) * ''German Philosophy of Language from Schlegel to Hegel and Beyond'' (Oxford University Press, 2011) * ''After Herder'' (Oxford University Press, 2010) * ''Kant and Skepticism'' (Princeton University Press, 2008) * ''Wittgenstein on the Arbitrariness of Grammar'' (Princeton University Press, 2004) * ''Herder: Philosophical Writings'' (Ed., Cambridge University Press, 2002) * ''Hegel's Idea of a "Phenomenology of Spirit"'' (University of Chicago Press, 1998) * ''Hegel and Skepticism'' (Harvard University Press, 1989)

References

21st-century American philosophers Phenomenologists Continental philosophers Philosophy academics Gadamer scholars Living people 1957 births University of Chicago faculty Hermeneutists Herder scholars {{US-philosopher-stub