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Dermot Moran () is an Irish philosopher specialising in
phenomenology Phenomenology may refer to: Art * Phenomenology (architecture), based on the experience of building materials and their sensory properties Philosophy * Phenomenology (Peirce), a branch of philosophy according to Charles Sanders Peirce (1839â ...
and in medieval philosophy, and he is also active in the dialogue between
analytic Analytic or analytical may refer to: Chemistry * Analytical chemistry, the analysis of material samples to learn their chemical composition and structure * Analytical technique, a method that is used to determine the concentration of a chemical ...
and
continental philosophy Continental philosophy is a group of philosophies prominent in 20th-century continental Europe that derive from a broadly Kantianism, Kantian tradition.Continental philosophers usually identify such conditions with the transcendental subject or ...
. He is the inaugural holder of the Joseph Chair in Catholic Philosophy at
Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private university, private Catholic Jesuits, Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus, a Catholic Religious order (Catholic), religious order, t ...
. He is a member of the
Royal Irish Academy The Royal Irish Academy (RIA; ), based in Dublin, is an academic body that promotes study in the natural sciences, arts, literature, and social sciences. It is Ireland's premier List of Irish learned societies, learned society and one of its le ...
and a founding editor of the ''
International Journal of Philosophical Studies ''International Journal of Philosophical Studies'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal of philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence ...
''.


Biography

Dermot Moran was born in Stillorgan,
Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...
, Ireland. He was educated at
Oatlands College Oatlands College () is a voluntary Christian Brothers secondary school for boys aged 12–18, located in Mount Merrion, County Dublin in Ireland. It prepares students for Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate examinations. The school wa ...
, primary and secondary schools where he specialised in the sciences, but was also active in debating in English and Irish. He was awarded the Higgins Gold Medal for Chemistry there in 1968, as well as the Institute of Chemists of Ireland Gold Medal for Chemistry in 1970. He is a published poet and was awarded the Irish Press New Irish Writing literary award for his poetry. Having studied mathematics, applied mathematics, physics and chemistry for the Leaving Certificate examination, he decided to study languages and literature in university. He entered
University College Dublin University College Dublin (), commonly referred to as UCD, is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a collegiate university, member institution of the National University of Ireland. With 38,417 students, it is Ireland's largest ...
in 1970 on the basis of a UCD entrance scholarship and completed his BA in 1973, graduating with a double first class honours degree in English and philosophy. He was the recipient of Wilmarth Lewis Scholarship to
Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...
for graduate study. He graduated from Yale University with MA (1974), MPhil (1976) and PhD (1986) degrees in philosophy. He then returned to Ireland to take up a post at
Queen's University of Belfast The Queen's University of Belfast, commonly known as Queen's University Belfast (; abbreviated Queen's or QUB), is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The university received its charter in 1845 as part of ...
. He taught at Queen's Belfast from 1979 to 1982, and then moved to a permanent lectureship in
St Patrick's College Maynooth St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth (), is a pontifical Catholic university in the town of Maynooth near Dublin, Ireland. The college and national seminary on its grounds are often referred to as Maynooth College. The college was of ...
, then a Recognised College of the
National University of Ireland The National University of Ireland (NUI) () is a federal university system of ''constituent universities'' (previously called '' constituent colleges'') and ''recognised colleges'' set up under the Irish Universities Act 1908, and signifi ...
. In 1989, he was appointed to the chair of philosophy (metaphysics and logic) at
University College Dublin University College Dublin (), commonly referred to as UCD, is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a collegiate university, member institution of the National University of Ireland. With 38,417 students, it is Ireland's largest ...
. In 1992–1993, he was a visiting professor at
Connecticut College Connecticut College (Conn) is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in New London, Connecticut. Originally chartered as Thames College, it was founded in 1911 as the state's only women's colle ...
, and in fall 2003 and spring 2006 he was Lynette S. Autry Professor of Humanities at
Rice University William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University, is a Private university, private research university in Houston, Houston, Texas, United States. Established in 1912, the university spans 300 acres. Rice University comp ...
. In 2007 he was visiting professor at
Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...
, Evanston, Illinois. He is a visiting professor in other institutions around the world, including Sorbonne,
University at Albany, SUNY The State University of New York at Albany (University at Albany, UAlbany, or SUNY Albany) is a Public university, public research university in Albany, New York, United States. Founded in 1844, it is one of four "university centers" of the St ...
,
Catholic University of Leuven University of Leuven or University of Louvain (; ) may refer to: * Old University of Leuven (1425–1797) * State University of Leuven (1817–1835) * Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968) * Katholieke Universiteit Leuven or KU Leuven (1968 ...
,
Trinity College Dublin Trinity College Dublin (), officially titled The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, and legally incorporated as Trinity College, the University of Dublin (TCD), is the sole constituent college of the Unive ...
, and
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich, LMU or LMU Munich; ) is a public university, public research university in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Originally established as the University of Ingolstadt in 1472 by Duke ...
. He has been an elected member of the
Royal Irish Academy The Royal Irish Academy (RIA; ), based in Dublin, is an academic body that promotes study in the natural sciences, arts, literature, and social sciences. It is Ireland's premier List of Irish learned societies, learned society and one of its le ...
since March 2003, and was awarded the Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal in the Humanities in 2012. He has been involved in the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de Philosophie, the highest non-governmental world organisation for philosophy, since the 1980s. He is the Founding Editor of ''
International Journal of Philosophical Studies ''International Journal of Philosophical Studies'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal of philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence ...
'', founded in 1993 and published by
Routledge Routledge ( ) is a British multinational corporation, multinational publisher. It was founded in 1836 by George Routledge, and specialises in providing academic books, academic journals, journals and online resources in the fields of the humanit ...
, and co-editor of ''Contributions to Phenomenology'' book series, published by
Springer Springer or springers may refer to: Publishers * Springer Science+Business Media, aka Springer International Publishing, a worldwide publishing group founded in 1842 in Germany formerly known as Springer-Verlag. ** Springer Nature, a multinationa ...
. His monograph, ''Introduction to Phenomenology'' was awarded the Edward Goodwin Ballard Prize in
Phenomenology Phenomenology may refer to: Art * Phenomenology (architecture), based on the experience of building materials and their sensory properties Philosophy * Phenomenology (Peirce), a branch of philosophy according to Charles Sanders Peirce (1839â ...
(2001) and was translated into Chinese and Persian. Moran served both as president of the programme committee for the 23rd
World Congress of Philosophy The World Congress of Philosophy (originally known as the International Congress of Philosophy) is a global meeting of philosophers held every five years under the auspices of the International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP). First or ...
which took place in
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from 4 to 10 August 2013, and as president of the 24th World Congress of Philosophy which took place in
Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...
from 13 to 20 August 2018. In 2010 he was guest professor at the
Chinese University of Hong Kong The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public university, public research university in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. Established in 1963 as a federation of three university college, collegesChung Chi College, New Asia Coll ...
for the Edwin Cheng Foundation Summer School in Phenomenology.


Authored books

* ''The Husserl Dictionary''. Bloomsbury, 2012, co-authored with Joseph Cohen. * ''Husserl's Crisis of the European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology: An Introduction.'' Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. * ''Edmund Husserl: Founder of Phenomenology.'' Polity Press, 2005. * ''Introduction to Phenomenology.'' London and New York: Routledge, 2000. * ''The Philosophy of John Scottus Eriugena. A Study of Idealism in the Middle Ages.'' Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989.


Edited books

* Edmund Husserl, ''Ideas: A General Introduction to Pure Phenomenology''. Edited with a new foreword by Dermot Moran. Routledge Classics, 2012. * ''Phenomenology 2010'', Volume 4: ''Traditions, Transitions and Challenges''. Edited by Dermot Moran and Hans Rainer Sepp. Zeta Books, 2010. * ''The Routledge Companion to Twentieth Century Philosophy.'' Edited by Dermot Moran. London and New York: Routledge, 2008. * ''Epistemology. The Proceedings of the Twenty-First World Congress of Philosophy, held in Istanbul, Turkey in 2003'', Volume 6. Ed. Dermot Moran and Stephen Voss. Ankara: Philosophical Society of Turkey, 2007. pp. vii +162. * ''Eriugena, Berkeley, and the Idealist Tradition.'' Edited by Stephen Gersh and Dermot Moran. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 2006. * ''Phenomenology: Critical Concepts in Philosophy.'' 4 Vols. Edited by Lester Embree and Dermot Moran. Routledge Press, 2004. * ''The Phenomenology Reader.'' Edited by Dermot Moran and Timothy Mooney. London and New York: Routledge, 2001. * Edmund Husserl, ''Logical Investigations.'' Three volumes. Translated by J. N. Findlay. Edited and revised with a new Introduction by Dermot Moran and new Preface by Michael Dummett. London and New York: Routledge, 2001.


References


External links


Dermot Moran's personal webpage at University College Dublin
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