Lauren Swayne Barthold
Lauren Swayne Barthold | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1965 (age 59–60) |
| Spouse | Pablo Muchnik |
| Education | |
| Education | New School for Social Research (PhD), Simon Fraser University (MA), Regent College (MCS), George Washington University (BA) |
| Thesis | The Truth of Hermeneutics: The Self and Other in Dialogue in the Thought of Hans-Georg Gadamer (2002) |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard J. Bernstein |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Continental philosophy |
| Institutions | Endicott College (2017-) Gordon College (2005-2016) |
| Main interests | hermeneutics |
Lauren Swayne Barthold (born 1965) is an American philosopher and Philosophy Professor at Emerson College. Previously she was Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gordon College, with tenure, and has also taught at Haverford College, Siena College and Endicott College. Barthold is known for her works on Gadamer's thought. She is a co-founder and former president of the North American Society of Philosophical Hermeneutics. In 2018 she co-founded the Heathmere Center for Cultural Engagement, a non-profit devoted to dialogue and deliberation, and currently serves as its program developer.