Peter Osborne

Peter Gordon Osborne (born 1958) is a British philosophy teacher and Professor of Modern European Philosophy at Kingston University, where he also directs the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy (CRMEP). He is a former editor of the journal *Radical Philosophy*. Osborne's academic background includes a BA in philosophy and economics from the University of Bristol, an MA in Philosophy from the University of Sussex, and a PhD from the University of Sussex in 1988. His doctoral thesis was titled 'The Carnival of Philosophy: Philosophy, Politics and Science in Hegel and Marx'. Osborne's career began as a lecturer at the University of Bristol in 1988, followed by positions at Middlesex University, where he became a professor in 1997. He has supervised numerous PhD candidates. His academic work and publications explore Modern European Philosophy and the philosophy of modern and contemporary art, with a specific interest in Conceptual Art. He has written extensively on art theory and aesthetics, challenging traditional definitions of art and exploring the ontology of the art object. His books include 'The Postconceptual Condition: Critical Essays' (2018), 'Anywhere or Not at All: Philosophy of Contemporary Art' (2013), 'The Politics of Time: Modernity and Avant-Garde' (1995/2010), and 'Conceptual Art' (2002). Osborne has also contributed to art journals and exhibition catalogues, and has served as a consultant for art galleries and institutions.