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Raymond Geuss is a professor of philosophy at the University of Cambridge, who works in the general areas of political philosophy and the history of continental philosophy. We interviewed Geuss on Oct. 7, 2010, at Ascension Parish Burial Ground in Cambridge, where Ludwig Wittgenstein, among others, is buried. We included Geuss for historical perspective on the themes of our project, his unconventional and often critical views and his preference for pre-modern and ancient Greek categories of thinking. As Guess rejected most of the premises of our questions, the interview was one of the more agonistic we filmed. His unique humor and mannerisms made it one of the more enjoyable.
Raymond Geuss
A historical perspective on philosophy by Raymond Geuss, a professor of philosophy at the University of Cambridge.
By None None on Publish Date October 11, 2011.View all interviews in the series here.
Tyler Krupp is doctoral student at the University of California, Berkeley. Rachel Stuart received a bachelor’s degree in rhetoric from University of California, Berkeley. More of their work can be found at thinkingaloud.com.