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Andrus Tool is a Lecturer at the Department of Philosophy, University of Tartu, affiliated with the Faculty of Philosophy and the Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics. His career spans over three decades, starting as a Lecturer in 1984. He holds a Doctor's Degree (2014) and a Research Master's Degree (1991), both from the University of Tartu, focusing on Wilhelm Dilthey's philosophy and the history of philosophy.
Education:
- 1984–1991: MA in Philosophy, University of Tartu
- 1979–1984: Philosophy specialization, Moscow State University
Research interests center on the philosophy of humanities, history of German philosophy (especially Wilhelm Dilthey and Hans-Georg Gadamer), hermeneutics, and the methodology of social sciences. His work bridges 19th-century thought with contemporary debates on objectivity, interpretation, and cultural studies.
Publications reflect a focus on Dilthey's contributions, hermeneutical theory, and the history of philosophical ideas. Notable works include his 2014 doctoral dissertation on objectivity in Dilthey's philosophy and articles analyzing Dilthey's influence on 19th-century German academia. Recent work engages with the intellectual legacy of Tartu philosophers and debates on scientific boundaries.
Advising: Supervised one master's thesis (Riin Sirkel, 2005). Active in collaborative research projects through the Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics, contributing to academic discourse on philosophical historiography and cultural semiotics.
Labs/Teams: Part of the University of Tartu's interdisciplinary philosophy community, involved in editorial work for academic journals and book chapters on key figures in continental philosophy.
