Ken Gemes
Encyclopedia
Ken Gemes is a philosopher with a primary interest in Nietzsche. He is Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London
and joined the New College of the Humanities
in London in 2011 as subject area convenor for diploma subjects. Prior to joining Birkbeck, Gemes taught at Yale University
in the US. In 1990 he gained a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh, US
.
Gemes's work has covered a wide range of philosophical issues, from technical concerns of logical content to Nietzsche's account of philosophy as the "last manifestation of the ascetic ideal".
Gemes, Ken (1993) Hypothetico-Deductivism, Content, and the Natural Axiomatization of Theories, Philosophy of Science
Vol. 60, No. 3 Sep., pp. 477-487
Gemes, Ken and Simon May (Editors) (2009) Nietzsche on Freedom and Autonomy, Oxford University Press
Birkbeck, University of London
Birkbeck, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It offers many Master's and Bachelor's degree programmes that can be studied either part-time or full-time, though nearly all teaching is...
and joined the New College of the Humanities
New College of the Humanities
New College of the Humanities is a proposed new private for-profit undergraduate college in London, England, the creation of which was announced in June 2011 by the philosopher A.C. Grayling, its founder and first master...
in London in 2011 as subject area convenor for diploma subjects. Prior to joining Birkbeck, Gemes taught at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in the US. In 1990 he gained a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh, US
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
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Gemes's work has covered a wide range of philosophical issues, from technical concerns of logical content to Nietzsche's account of philosophy as the "last manifestation of the ascetic ideal".
Selected publications
Gemes, Ken (1992) Nietzsche's Critique of Truth, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Vol. 52, No. 1, Mar., pp. 47-65Gemes, Ken (1993) Hypothetico-Deductivism, Content, and the Natural Axiomatization of Theories, Philosophy of Science
Vol. 60, No. 3 Sep., pp. 477-487
Gemes, Ken and Simon May (Editors) (2009) Nietzsche on Freedom and Autonomy, Oxford University Press