The Philosopher
Hent de Vries
The face
The background
- Nationality:
- Dutch
- Schools:
- Deconstruction
- Branchs:
- German, Religious studies, Comparative Literature, Philosophy
The synopsis
Hendrik "Hent" de Vries (born 24 February 1958) is a Dutch philosopher. He holds positions as Professor of German, Religious Studies, and Comparative Literature, and is an Affiliated Professor of Philosophy at New York University. He is also a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam. De Vries has made significant contributions to understanding the apophatic and theological aspects of deconstruction, and its impact on contemporary philosophy and culture.
The works
Violence, identity, and self-determination
Philosophy and the turn to religion
Religion and violence: philosophical perspectives from Kant to Derrida
Minimal theologies: critiques of secular reason in Adorno and Levinas
Political theologies public religions in a post-secular world
Religion: beyond a concept
Derrida and ethics: hospitable thought
Anti-babel: the 'mystical postulate' in Benjamin, de Certeau and Derrida