__notoc__ Graeme Nicholson (30 September 1936 — 21 February 2021) was a Canadian philosopher and Emeritus Professor of philosophy at the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 ...

known for his research on

ontology In metaphysics, ontology is the philosophical study of being, as well as related concepts such as existence, becoming, and reality. Ontology addresses questions like how entities are grouped into categories and which of these entities exi ...

hermeneutics Hermeneutics () is the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts. Hermeneutics is more than interpretative principles or methods used when immediate ...

, and anarchism. He completed his doctorate at the University of Toronto with a thesis on Heidegger directed by

Emil Fackenheim Emil Ludwig Fackenheim (22 June 1916 – 18 September 2003) was a Jewish philosopher and Reform rabbi. Born in Halle, Germany, he was arrested by Nazis on the night of 9 November 1938, known as Kristallnacht. Briefly interned at the Sachsenhause ...

.''Minerva's Aviary: Philosophy at Toronto'' (1843-2003), John G. Slater, University of Toronto Press, pp393-394

Bibliography

* ''Justifying Our Existence: An Essay in Applied Phenomenology'' (New Studies in Phenomenology and Hermeneutics), 2009 * ''Plato's Phaedrus: The Philosophy of Love'' (Purdue University Press Series in the History of Philosophy), 1999 * ''Illustrations of Being: Drawing upon Heidegger and upon Metaphysics'' (Contemporary Studies in Philosophy and the Human Sciences), Humanity Books, 1992 * ''Seeing and Reading'' (Contemporary Studies in Philosophy and the Human Sciences), Palgrave Macmillan, 1984 * ''Hans-Georg Gadamer on Education, Poetry and History'', 1992 * ''Heidegger’s Being and Time: Critical Essays'' (Critical Essays on the Classics Series), 2005

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