Gilad Nir

Gilad Nir received his PhD in Philosophy from the University of Chicago in 2017 and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Potsdam. He has written on Wittgenstein's philosophy of language, his philosophy of mind, and his philosophical anthropology, as well as on Heidegger’s conception of history and his critique of traditional metaphysics. Nir's current research project focuses on the historical transformation of concepts and principles of reasoning.

Publications (selection):

• “Understanding Misunderstanding”, in Intercultural Understanding After Wittgenstein, ed. by Carla Carmona, David Pérez Chico and Chon Tejedor. Anthem Press. 2023.
• “Truth and the Limits of Ethical Thought: Reading Wittgenstein with Diamond”, in Limits of Intelligibility: Issues from Kant and Wittgenstein, ed. by Jens Pier. Routledge. 2022.
• “Toward a Resolute Reading of Being and Time,” in The Southern Journal of Philosophy Vol. 59, No.4, December 2021, pp. 572-605.
• “Heidegger on the Unity of Metaphysics and the Method of Being and Time,” in The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 74, No. 3, March 2021, pp 361-396.
• “The Tractatus and the Riddles of Philosophy“, in Philosophical Investigations 44:1 (2021), pp 19-42.

Contact:
Dr. Gilad Nir
Philosophy
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