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College / Department

College of Arts and Sciences
Department of International Studies

Teaching areas

Research areas

Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy (esp. Critical Social Theory). 20th Century and Contemporary Continental Philosophy (esp. Existentialism, Hermeneutics, and Phenomenology),

Education

PhD, Philosophy, With A Mellon Interdisciplinary Certificate In Critical Theory, Northwestern University, United States, 2016
MA, Philosophy, Queen's University, Canada, 2007
BA, Honours B.a. In Political Science With High Distinction, University of Toronto, Canada, 2002

Contact

[email protected]
+971 6 515 2438

Dr. Kurt Mertel

Associate Professor
PhD, Northwestern University, United States

Kurt C.M. Mertel's research lies at the intersection of philosophical anthropology, ethics, and social and political philosophy, which he approaches from the perspective of hermeneutics, phenomenology and critical social theory. His work in these areas has been translated into German and Spanish and appears in the European Journal of Philosophy, Philosophy and Social Criticism, Critical Horizons, The Journal of Philosophy of Education, and Grazer Philosophische Studien, among others.

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