Howard Caygill (born 1958) is a British

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. He has held the position of Professor of Modern European Philosophy at the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy (CRMEP),

Kingston University , mottoeng = "Through Learning We Progress" , established = – gained University Status – Kingston Technical Institute , type = Public , endowment = £2.3 m (2015) , ...

since 2011. Previously he had taught at

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and

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. He is known for his work on

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, and

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; and concepts such as resistance have influenced fields including

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and

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has described Caygill as "one of the two or three leading practitioners and exponents of

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in the UK". Caygill is the Literary Executor of the estate of

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Bibliography

Books

* Caygill, Howard (2020). ''Force and understanding: essays on philosophy and resistance.'' London: Bloomsbury Academic. * Caygill, Howard (2017). ''

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: in light of the accident.'' London: Bloomsbury Academic. * Caygill, Howard (2013). ''On resistance: a philosophy of defiance.'' London: Bloomsbury. * Caygill, Howard (2002). ''

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and the political.'' London: Routledge. * Caygill, Howard (1998). ''

: the colour of experience.'' London: Routledge. * Caygill, Howard (1995). ''A

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dictionary.'' Oxford: Blackwell. * Caygill, Howard (1989). ''Art of judgment.'' Oxford: Blackwell.

References

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