Michael Baur (philosopher)
Michael Baur | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 (age 62–63) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Toronto (PhD) |
| Thesis | Hegel and Heidegger as Transcendental Philosophers (1991) |
| Doctoral advisor | Graeme Nicholson, Rebecca Comay |
| Other advisors | Kenneth L. Schmitz, H. S. Harris |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School or tradition | German Idealism, medieval philosophy, legal theory |
| Institutions | Fordham University |
Michael Baur (born 1963) is a professor of philosophy and an adjunct professor of law at Fordham University.
Michael Baur's research focuses on philosophers from the German Idealist tradition, including Kant, Hegel, and Fichte. He also has published on thinkers in ancient and medieval philosophy, especially Aristotle and Aquinas, and on topics in twentieth century continental philosophy, American pragmatism, and the philosophy of law. He presently serves as the Secretary of the Hegel Society of America, and was series editor of the Cambridge Hegel Translations published by Cambridge University Press. He also is a past President of the Metaphysical Society of America.