Sacha Yevgeny Golob (born 19 October 1981) is a British

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 a Reader in the Department of Philosophy at

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...

. Golob is known for his expertise on

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and German philosophy, in particular the work of Immanuel Kant and

Martin Heidegger Martin Heidegger (; ; 26 September 188926 May 1976) was a German philosopher who is best known for contributions to phenomenology, hermeneutics, and existentialism. He is among the most important and influential philosophers of the 20th centur ...

Career

He is the current Co-Editor with Alix Cohen of the

British Journal for the History of Philosophy The ''British Journal for the History of Philosophy'' (BJHP) is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal of the British Society for the History of Philosophy, publishing articles on the history of philosophy. It is widely regarded as one of the l ...

and the Founder of the Centre for Philosophy and Art. Previously, he was a Research Fellow at

Peterhouse, Cambridge Peterhouse is the oldest constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England, founded in 1284 by Hugh de Balsham, Bishop of Ely. Today, Peterhouse has 254 undergraduates, 116 full-time graduate students and 54 fellows. It is quite ...

Books

* ''

Heidegger on Concepts, Freedom, and Normativity ''Heidegger on Concepts, Freedom, and Normativity'' is a 2014 book by the philosopher Sacha Golob, in which the author provides an account of the arguments and concepts characterizing the philosopher Martin Heidegger Martin Heidegger (; ; 26 ...

'', Cambridge University Press, 2014 * ''

The Cambridge History of Moral Philosophy ''The Cambridge History of Moral Philosophy'' is a 2017 book edited by Sacha Golob and Jens Timmermann in which the authors provide an account of the history of moral philosophy in the Western tradition. Reception The book was reviewed by T. H. ...

'', co-editor with

Jens Timmermann Jens Timmermann (born 1 May 1970) is a German philosopher and the Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of St Andrews. He is best known for his research on Kant’s ethics, political philosophy and philosophy of law. Books * ''Sitten ...

, Cambridge University Press, 2017

References

External links

Personal WebsiteSacha Golob at KCL
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