Miles Hentrup

Miles Hentrup is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication & Philosophy at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), part of the College of Arts & Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Stony Brook University (2017), an M.A. (2010) and B.A. (2007) in Philosophy from the University of Oregon. His research focuses on G.W.F. Hegel's engagement with Kantian critical philosophy and the development of Critical Theory from Kant to Marx.

Teaching specialties include courses on the History of Ideas, Introduction to Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, and in-depth studies of Kant, Hegel, and Marx. Recent courses taught include PHI 1010, PHI 2000, PHI 3930 (Philosophy and Climate Change), and PHM 3101 (Philosophies of Liberation).

Research interests center on Hegel’s reception of Kant’s Critical project, dialectical negation, and the intersection of skepticism (particularly Pyrrhonism) with Hegelian philosophy. His work also explores Critical Theory, continental philosophy, and the philosophy of technology.

Publications include articles in Southwest Philosophy Review, Idealistic Studies, and Epoché, focusing on Hegel’s Logic, presuppositionlessness, and the sublation of skepticism. His 2024 review of Robb Dunphy’s work further engages with Hegel’s philosophical methodology.

No scientific awards are listed, but his contributions to Hegelian scholarship and critical theory are evident in his consistent academic output. He advises no listed students and has no detailed grants or lab affiliations mentioned.