Kristin Gjesdal is a Norwegian philosopher and Professor of

Philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...

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. She is known for her expertise in the field of

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 c ...

(focusing especially on

Hans-Georg Gadamer Hans-Georg Gadamer (; ; February 11, 1900 – March 13, 2002) was a German philosopher of the continental tradition, best known for his 1960 ''magnum opus'', '' Truth and Method'' (''Wahrheit und Methode''), on hermeneutics. Life Family an ...

), nineteenth-century philosophy,

aesthetics Aesthetics, or esthetics, is a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of beauty and taste, as well as the philosophy of art (its own area of philosophy that comes out of aesthetics). It examines aesthetic values, often expressed thr ...

, and

phenomenology Phenomenology may refer to: Art * Phenomenology (architecture), based on the experience of building materials and their sensory properties Philosophy * Phenomenology (philosophy), a branch of philosophy which studies subjective experiences and a ...

. Gjesdal is a member of

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters ( no, Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, DNVA) is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway. Its purpose is to support the advancement of science and scholarship in Norway. History The Royal Frederick Univer ...

Awards and honours

*Fulbright Foundation fellowship *Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship *Eleanor Hofkin Award for Excellence in Teaching

Books

* ''Herder's Hermeneutic Philosophy: History, Poetry, Enlightenment'', Cambridge University Press, 2017 * ''Gadamer and The Legacy of German Idealism'', Cambridge University Press, 2009 * ''The Drama of History: Ibsen, Hegel, Nietzsche'', Oxford University Press, 2020

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Kristin Gjesdal
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