birth_date: 1954-03-24 00:00:00
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name: Stephen Houlgate
about: Stephen Houlgate (PhD University of Cambridge) is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. Houlgate's "interpretation of Hegel's logic and his philosophy more generally continues to be guided by his claim that speculative thought develops immanently and without systematic presuppositions." He "thus contest[s] Heidegger's assertion that Hegel thinks ‘in accordance with a predetermined idea of being’ (an assertion endorsed by Derrida and Deleuze, amongst others)." Stephen Houlgate (PhD University of Cambridge) is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. Houlgate's "interpretation of Hegel's logic and his philosophy more generally continues to be guided by his claim that speculative thought develops immanently and without systematic presuppositions." He "thus contest[s] Heidegger's assertion that Hegel thinks ‘in accordance with a predetermined idea of being’ (an assertion endorsed by Derrida and Deleuze, amongst others)." ...more