Dr. Katharina Kaiser

Biography

Katharina Kaiser is a Continuing Lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, specializing in philosophy with a focus on ancient philosophy, skepticism, language philosophy, and modern European philosophy. She studied at Universität Hamburg in Germany, where she developed a concentration in scientific methodology and began her academic career as a researcher. Her research interests have evolved to include questions of critical theory, particularly the concept of 'Mitsein' (Being-with-one-another) inspired by Hölderlin, as well as the role of the 'Foreign' in creating and maintaining meaningful communality within distinct pluralities. She teaches courses on post-Kantian philosophy, engaging with the works of Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and 20th-century German philosophers such as Heidegger, Adorno, and Hannah Arendt. Her ongoing research includes collaboration with philosophers in Europe, particularly at Humboldt Universität and Freie Universität Berlin, leading her to have regular extended stays abroad to advance her work. Her continuing interests embrace phenomenology and the sublime, as well as the theory of avant-garde art, exploring the implications these ideas present about the relationship between art and language.

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