Santa Clara University

Faculty & Staff - David Kangas

Philosophy department

David Kangas

Lecturer (Ph.D., Yale University, 1999)
David Kangas' interests are in continental philosophy, history of philosophy, and philosophy of religion. He has particular interests in the 19th century (Hegel, Romanticism, Kierkegaard, Marx) and in Neoplatonism (Plotinus, Eckhart). His book Kierkegaard's Instant considers the problem of beginning in Kierkegaard's early works.His current research focuses upon how philosophers like Hegel, Marx and Heidegger have formulated the transition to modern culture. Additionally he is on the editorial board and is translator for the forthcoming Kierkegaard's Journals and Notebooks (11 vols.). Curriculum Vitae
David Kangas
Phone: 408-551-3000 x4262