Livingstone, Joshua

Joshua Livingstone

Ph.D., 2025

Philosophy

Arts and Science

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Research Interests

Continental Philosophy, Existentialism, Phenomenology, Hermeneutics, Political Theory

Biography
  • B.A., Honours (Philosophy), King’s University College
  • M.A. (Theory and Criticism), Western University

Joshua’s work is rooted in the continental tradition, specifically the areas of existentialism, phenomenology, and hermeneutics. He received a B.A. in Philosophy from King’s University College, and an M.A. in Theory and Criticism from Western University. His master’s thesis explored the theme of questioning in Martin Heidegger’s Being and Time. At Ä¢¹½´«Ã½'s, Joshua’s work focuses on the political thinker Hannah Arendt. Specifically, he is interested in piecing together an Arendtian account of the imagination as “the source of action,â€� exploring both its creative and destructive political implications.

Publications

“Hannah Arendt and the Free Press� (2021) in the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists series at Springer.