Howard Caygill

Howard Caygill (born 1958) is a British philosopher. He currently holds the position of Professor of Modern European Philosophy at Kingston University. Previously, he taught at the University of East Anglia and Goldsmiths, University of London. Caygill is recognized for his significant contributions to the study of Walter Benjamin, Immanuel Kant, Emmanuel Levinas, and Franz Kafka. His intellectual explorations delve into concepts like resistance, which have had a notable impact on areas including political philosophy, aesthetics, literary theory, and continental philosophy. Jay Bernstein has described Caygill as a leading figure in European philosophy in the UK. Caygill also serves as the Literary Executor for the estate of Gillian Rose, his former doctoral supervisor at the University of Sussex.