Alphonso Lingis
Alphonso Lingis | |
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| Born | November 23, 1933 Crete, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | May 8, 2025 (aged 91) Maryland, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Education | Loyola University Chicago (BA) Catholic University of Leuven (PhD) |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Continental philosophy |
| Institutions | Pennsylvania State University |
| Main interests | Phenomenology, existentialism, ethics |
Alphonso Lingis (November 23, 1933 – May 8, 2025) was an American philosopher, writer and translator, with Lithuanian roots, and professor emeritus of philosophy at Pennsylvania State University. His areas of specialization included phenomenology, existentialism, and ethics. Lingis is also known as a photographer, and he complemented the philosophical themes of many of his books with his own photography. After a brief illness he died in Maryland on May 8, 2025, at the age of 91.