Michael N. Forster

Michael N. Forster
Born
Michael Neil Forster

(1957-12-09) December 9, 1957
Academic background
Alma materOxford University (BA), Princeton University (PhD)
ThesisHegel and Skepticism (1987)
Doctoral advisorRaymond Geuss
Other advisorsJohn M. Cooper, Michael Frede, Ralph Walker, Tim Scanlon
Academic work
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
School or traditionContinental
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago, Bonn University
Doctoral studentsRachel Zuckert
Main interestsphilosophy of language, hermeneutics
Websitehttps://www.philosophie.uni-bonn.de/institut/personen/institutslehrstuehle/prof-dr-michael-forster

Michael Neil Forster (born December 9, 1957) is a British-American philosopher and the Alexander von Humboldt Professor, holder of the Chair in Theoretical Philosophy, and Co-director of the International Center for Philosophy at Bonn University, where he has taught since 2013. He is an expert on 18th- and 19th-century German philosophy, especially Herder and Hegel.