Iain Thomson

Iain Thomson
Born
Iain Donald Thomson

1968 (age 57–58)
Education
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
University of California, San Diego
Philosophical work
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
Continental
Existentialism
InstitutionsUniversity of New Mexico
Main interests
Philosophy of technology, philosophy of art, philosophy of literature, philosophy of education, philosophy of comics[1]
Left to right: Tao Ruspoli, Mark Wrathall and Iain Thomson, November 2013

Iain Donald Thomson (born 1968) is an American philosopher and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of New Mexico (UNM). He is a well-known expert on Martin Heidegger.

Education and career

Thomson studied as an undergraduate at the University of California, Berkeley, where he worked with Hubert Dreyfus, and then earned his Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of California, San Diego. As a visiting graduate student at UC Irvine, he also studied with Jacques Derrida. He is known for his expertise on Heidegger's philosophy, European philosophy since Kant, philosophy of education, philosophy of technology, philosophy of art, philosophy of literature and environmental philosophy.[2][3][4]

Thomson received a National Endowment for the Humanities Research Fellowship and UNM College of Arts and Sciences' Gunter Starkey Teaching Award in 2003.[5] He is featured in Tao Ruspoli's film Being in the World. His articles on Heidegger have been published in such journals as Inquiry, Journal of the History of Philosophy, The Harvard Review of Philosophy, the International Journal of Philosophical Studies, and the Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology.[6]

Family

Thomson's father is psychiatrist Captane "Cap" Thomson,[7] beloved "Doctoring 3" preceptor at UC Davis Medical School.

His younger brother is Mungo Thomson, a contemporary visual artist based in Los Angeles.

Books

  • Heidegger on Technology's Danger and Promise in the Age of AI, Cambridge University Press, 2025, ISBN 9781009629430
  • Rethinking Death in and after Heidegger, Cambridge University Press, 2024, ISBN 9781009480086
  • The Cambridge History of Philosophy, 1945–2015, edited by Kelly Becker and Iain D. Thomson, Cambridge University Press, 2019, ISBN 9781316779651
  • Heidegger, Art, and Postmodernity, Cambridge University Press, 2011, ISBN 9780521172493
  • Heidegger on Ontotheology: Technology and the Politics of Education, Cambridge University Press, 2005, ISBN 052161659X

See also

References

  1. ^ Iain Thomson, "Deconstructing the Hero," in Jeff McLaughlin, ed., Comics as Philosophy (Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2005), pp. 100–129. [An article in which he develops the concept of comics as philosophy.]
  2. ^ "An interview with Iain Thomson by Figure/Ground Communication". Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  3. ^ Heidegger, Art, and Postmodernity reviewed by Lee Braver
  4. ^ Heidegger on Ontotheology: Technology and the Politics of Education reviewed by Daniel Dahlstrom
  5. ^ "Gunter Starkey Teaching Award | Previous Awardees" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022. Awarded by the UNM College of Arts & Sciences from AY 1998-1999 to AY 2006-2007
  6. ^ Thomson's Faculty Webpage
  7. ^ "Dr. Captane Thomson, MD - Davis Psychiatrist | Sutter Health". www.sutterhealth.org. Archived from the original on May 28, 2015.


Stub icon

This biography of an American philosopher is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

Content Disclaimer

Informasi ini disarikan dari Wikipedia dan disajikan kembali untuk tujuan edukasi. Konten tersedia di bawah lisensi CC BY-SA 3.0. Kami tidak bertanggung jawab atas ketidakakuratan data yang bersumber dari kontribusi publik tersebut.

  1. The information displayed on this website is sourced in part or in whole from Wikipedia and has been adapted for the purpose of restating it. We strive to provide accurate and relevant information, however:
  2. There is no guarantee of absolute accuracy. Wikipedia is an open, collaborative project that can be edited by anyone, so information is subject to change.
  3. It is not intended to constitute professional advice. The content displayed is for informational and educational purposes only. For important decisions (e.g., medical, legal, or financial), please consult a professional.
  4. Content copyright. Wikipedia is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License (CC BY-SA). This means that content may be reused with appropriate attribution and shared under a similar license.
  5. Responsible use. Any risk arising from the use of information from this website is entirely the responsibility of the user.