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: Kenneth Kierans; Assistant Professor of Humanities; | Contemporary Studies
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Kenneth Kierans

Kenneth Kierans

ken.kierans@ukings.ca 902 422-1271 ext. 208

BA (McGill), DPhil (Oxon)

Selected Publications

“On The Unity of Nietzsche’s Philosophy”, Animus, 14 (2010), at www2.swgc.mun.ca/animus/

Upcoming:

“Negativity: Charles Taylor, Hegel and the Problem of Modern Freedom” (under review for publication)
“Nietzsche on History and Truth” (tentative title of current writing project)

Interests

History of political theory, German idealism, Nietzsche: his impact and influence

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Courses

: Contemporary Studies
The Rise of Nietzscheanism
Instructor
J. Kenneth Kierans; CTMP3104.03
Fall, 2022/23; Frazee Room
M 1735-2025; View Course

: Contemporary Studies
The Ideal World of Enlightenment: Desire and Freedom
Instructor
J. Kenneth Kierans; CTMP3110.03 / EMSP3210.03
Fall, 2021/22; Seminar Room
W 1730-2030; View Course

: Contemporary Studies
The Real World of Enlightenment: Time and History
Instructor
J. Kenneth Kierans; CTMP3115.03 / EMSP3220.03
Winter, 2021/22; Seminar Room
W 1730-2030; View Course

: Contemporary Studies
The Nietzschean Legacy
Instructor
J. Kenneth Kierans; CTMP3105.03
Winter, 2021/22; Seminar Room
T 1730-2030; View Course

: Contemporary Studies
The Rise of Nietzscheanism
Instructor
J. Kenneth Kierans; CTMP3104.03
Fall, 2021/22; Seminar Room
T 1730-2030; View Course

: Contemporary Studies
The Politics of Hope: From Romanticism to Anarchism and Beyond
Instructor
J. Kenneth Kierans; CTMP2100.03
Fall, 2022/23; Frazee Room
T 1735-2025; View Course

: Contemporary Studies
Humanism and Anti-Humanism: The Dramatic Story of What Makes Us Modern
Instructor
J. Kenneth Kierans; CTMP2121.03
Winter, 2022/23; Frazee Room
W 1725-2025; View Course