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Dr. Richard Polt
Professor, Philosophy Department
Richard Polt holds a B.A. in philosophy from the University of California at Berkeley and a Ph.D. from the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago (1991). His interests include German and Greek philosophy. He has taught elective courses on a variety of topics, including Heidegger, memory, history, technology, and African-American philosophy.
Selected publications:
Heidegger: An Introduction. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1999.
A Companion to Heidegger's "Introduction to Metaphysics." Edited by Richard Polt and Gregory Fried. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001.
Heidegger's "Being and Time": Critical Essays. Edited by Richard Polt. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2005.
The Emergency of Being: On Heidegger's "Contributions to Philosophy." Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2006.
After Heidegger? Edited by Gregory Fried and Richard Polt. London: Rowman & Littlefield International,
2017.
The Task of Philosophy in the Anthropocene: Axial Echoes in Global Space. Edited by Richard Polt and Jon
Wittrock. London: Rowman & Littlefield International, 2018.
Time and Trauma: Thinking Through Heidegger in the Thirties. London: Rowman & Littlefield International, 2019.
- 513-745-3274
- 210 Hinkle Hall
- ML HIN-123
Richard Polt holds a B.A. in philosophy from the University of California at Berkeley and a Ph.D. from the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago (1991). His interests include German and Greek philosophy. He has taught elective courses on a variety of topics, including Heidegger, memory, history, technology, and African-American philosophy.
Selected publications:
Heidegger: An Introduction. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1999.
A Companion to Heidegger's "Introduction to Metaphysics." Edited by Richard Polt and Gregory Fried. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001.
Heidegger's "Being and Time": Critical Essays. Edited by Richard Polt. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2005.
The Emergency of Being: On Heidegger's "Contributions to Philosophy." Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2006.
After Heidegger? Edited by Gregory Fried and Richard Polt. London: Rowman & Littlefield International,
2017.
The Task of Philosophy in the Anthropocene: Axial Echoes in Global Space. Edited by Richard Polt and Jon
Wittrock. London: Rowman & Littlefield International, 2018.
Time and Trauma: Thinking Through Heidegger in the Thirties. London: Rowman & Littlefield International, 2019.
First Year at Xavier
1992
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Expertise Heidegger, Greek Philosophy, Continental Philosophy
- Ph.D. (University of Chicago)