Daniel Ross (born 1970) is an Australian

philosopher A philosopher is a person who practices or investigates philosophy. The term ''philosopher'' comes from the grc, φιλόσοφος, , translit=philosophos, meaning 'lover of wisdom'. The coining of the term has been attributed to the Greek th ...

and

filmmaker Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, castin ...

, best known as the author of ''Violent Democracy'' (2004) and the co-director of the film '' The Ister'' (2004). His work is influenced by

Bernard Stiegler Bernard Stiegler (; 1 April 1952 – 5 August 2020) was a French philosopher. He was head of the Institut de recherche et d'innovation (IRI), which he founded in 2006 at the Centre Georges-Pompidou. He was also the founder in 2005 of the politi ...

, and he is a translator or co-translator of numerous texts by Stiegler, including eleven books.

Education

Ross obtained his doctorate from

Monash University Monash University () is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Named for prominent World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. The university has a ...

in 2002, under the supervision of Michael Janover. It was entitled ''Heidegger and the Question of the Political'' and focused in particular on two of Heidegger's lecture courses, ''Plato's Sophist'' and ''

Hölderlin's Hymn "The Ister" ''Hölderlin's Hymn "The Ister"'' (german: Hölderlins Hymne »Der Ister«) is the title given to a lecture course delivered by German philosopher Martin Heidegger at the University of Freiburg in 1942. It was first published in 1984 as volume 53 ...

''.

Filmography

*'' The Ister'' (2004). Co-directed with David Barison.

Bibliography

Books

''Psychopolitical Anaphylaxis: Steps Towards a Metacosmics''
(London:

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, 2021).
''Violent Democracy''
(Cambridge:

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, 2004).

Thesis

''Heidegger and the Question of the Political''
(2002).

External links

Daniel Ross on academia.edu
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