James C. Risser

James C. Risser
Born1946
Education
EducationDuquesne University (PhD)
ThesisTruth and Aesthetic Experience in Kant's Critique of Judgement (1978)
Doctoral advisorJohn Sallis
Philosophical work
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolContinental philosophy
InstitutionsSeattle University
Main interestshermeneutics

James Conrad Risser (born 1946) is an American philosopher and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Seattle University where he was Pigott-McCone Endowed Chair of Humanities between 1991 and 1994. He is a former president of the North American Society of Philosophical Hermeneutics (2012–2015). Risser is known for his works on Heideggerian philosophy and hermeneutics.

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