Tom Rockmore Philosopher

Tom Rockmore (born 1942) is an American philosopher. Although he denies the usual distinction between philosophy and the history of philosophy, he has strong interests throughout the history of philosophy and defends a constructivist view of epistemology. The philosophers whom he has studied extensively are Kant, Fichte, Hegel, Marx, Lukács, and Heidegger. He received his Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University in 1974 and his Habilitation à diriger des recherches from the Université de Poitiers in 1994. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Duquesne University, as well as Distinguished Visiting Professor at Peking University.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 04, 1942
Birth place
New York City , United States , New York
Era
20th-century philosophy
Main interest
Aesthetics
German idealism
Marxism

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influenced by
philosophical school
Continental philosophy

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External resources

  1. http://www.duq.edu/academics/faculty/tom-rockmore