Professor Dr. Noel Malcolm

Biography

Noel Malcolm is a Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, University of Oxford, specializing in British and European early modern history with a particular focus on intellectual history. His notable research includes the works of philosopher Thomas Hobbes, delving into areas such as political philosophy, ethics, metaphysics, theology, and biblical criticism. He has published significant editions of Hobbes's work, including 'Leviathan' (2012) and essays on Hobbes in 'Aspects Hobbes' (2002), alongside a two-volume edition of his correspondence in 1994. Malcolm's research interests also extend to Western knowledge's engagement with the Ottoman and Islamic worlds, as evidenced by his Carlyle Lectures at Oxford in 2001 on 'Islam and the Ottoman Empire in Western Political Thought' and his Trevelyan Lectures at Cambridge in 2010 on 'Early Modern Europe's Encounters with Islam'. His ongoing research encompasses the history of the Balkans, particularly focusing on Albanian lands.

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