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Andrew Mitchell is a Winship Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at Emory University. His academic focus centers on 19th and 20th Century Continental Philosophy, particularly the works of Nietzsche and Heidegger, alongside German Romanticism and the philosophy of literature. He has authored and co-edited influential texts such as The Fourfold: Reading the Late Heidegger and Heidegger Among the Sculptors. Mitchell has also produced significant translations of Heidegger’s works, including Hegel's 'Philosophy of Right'. His research bridges philosophical inquiry with aesthetic and literary analysis, addressing themes like technology, temporality, and existential crisis. Mitchell holds an office in 320 Bowden Hall and can be reached via email at amitch5@emory.edu.
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His research interests prominently feature Heidegger’s later thought, exploring concepts like the fourfold, dwelling, and the interplay between art and philosophy. He also engages with James Joyce’s literary works, analyzing their philosophical dimensions. Recent publications (2023) address topics like 'the event of things' and the philosophical implications of mortality. Mitchell’s work critically examines Heidegger’s controversial anti-Semitic remarks in his notebooks, offering nuanced interpretations.
His publications span over three decades, with notable contributions to understanding Heidegger’s engagement with sculpture, botany, and modernity. Mitchell’s interdisciplinary approach connects literary texts with existential philosophy, exemplified in studies of Finnegans Wake and Romantic-era botanical thought.
