John Sallis
philosophy department
Frederick J. Adelmann S.J. Professor of Philosophy
Ph.D. Universitat Freiburg
Ph.D. Tulane University
Maloney Hall, Room 392
21 Campanella Way
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Phone: 617-552-3218
Fax: 617-552-3874
Email: john.sallis.1@bc.edu
Professional Career
Professor Sallis has held Chairs at Pennsylvania State, Vanderbilt University, Loyola University of Chicago, and Duquesne University. He is the founding editor of the journal Research in Phenomenology, and General Editor of "Studies in Continental Thought" (Indiana University Press). He has lectured extensively in Europe, Asia, and North and South America, and is the author of 16 books, many translated into other languages.
Fields of Interest
- Ancient Philosophy
- Philosophy of Art, especially in relation to questions of imagination
- Kant and German Idealism
- Recent Continental Philosophy
Current Teaching (2010-11)
- German Idealism
- Schelling
- Kant, Critique of Judgment
Recent Publications
- Transfigurements: On the True Sense of Art (University of Chicago Press, 2008)
- The Verge of Philosophy (University of Chicago Press, 2007)
- Topographies (Indiana University Press, 2006)