Karl Ameriks

Karl Peter Ameriks (born November 5, 1947, in Munich, Allied-occupied Germany; died April 28, 2025, in Mishawaka, Indiana) was an American philosopher. He served as the Emeritus McMahon-Hank Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. Educated at Yale University, where he earned his A.B. in 1969 and Ph.D. in 1973 under the supervision of Karsten Harries, Ameriks joined the Notre Dame faculty in 1973 and remained there for over four decades. He was widely recognized as a foremost scholar of Immanuel Kant, contributing significantly to the understanding of late modern and Continental philosophy. His work explored the history of philosophy, particularly Kant's critiques, and the significance of autonomy in post-Kantian thought. Ameriks co-edited the series 'Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy' and organized influential conferences on Kant and German Idealism. In 2009, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.