Andrew Hines

Dr. Andrew Hines is a Senior Teaching Fellow in Philosophy at SOAS University of London and a Thyssen Research Fellow at Queen Mary University of London's Centre for Anglo-German Cultural Relations. His work bridges philosophy, intellectual history, and cognitive linguistics, focusing on metaphor’s role in shaping thought and discourse. He holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from Queen Mary (2020), with a thesis later published as Metaphor in European Philosophy after Nietzsche.

• Education: BA Philosophy (University of Oregon & Tübingen), MA Philosophy (University College Dublin), PhD Comparative Literature (Queen Mary)
• Research Interests: Nietzsche, metaphor theory, post-Kantian philosophy, cognitive linguistics, and the history of ideas.

His writing engages public debates through accessible media outlets like The Conversation and Newsweek, analyzing political language and metaphor’s societal impact. He co-founded the academic journalism project Figure/Ground Communication (2012–2013) and serves as a Contributing Editor for the Journal of the History of Ideas.

Key publications include his 2020 monograph and articles on Cassirer-Heidegger debates, 19th-century German thought, and political metaphor analysis. His work highlights metaphor’s foundational role in shaping how humans conceptualize reality and communicate across disciplines.