Peter Kurt Westergaard

Peter Kurt Westergaard is an Associate Professor at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen. His office is located at Karen Blixens Plads 8, 2300 København S, and he can be contacted via email at pkwest@hum.ku.dk. Additional professional details are available on his website tors.ku.dk.

His research specializes in:

• History of ideas with emphasis on 19th-20th century European philosophy
• Philosophy of religion examining belief systems and theological epistemology
• Friedrich Nietzsche studies, particularly Nietzsche's 1888 philosophical period
• Comparative analysis of Wittgenstein and Nietzsche on language and asceticism
• Philosophical anthropology exploring ritual, sacrifice, and human ceremonial nature

Westergaard's publications (2013-2025) demonstrate consistent focus on deconstructing philosophical traditions through Nietzschean and Wittgensteinian lenses. Key thematic clusters include: linguistic analysis of religious belief, critiques of asceticism, ritual anthropology, and epistemological examinations of subjective certainty. His monographs frequently engage with foundational texts like Nietzsche's Ecce Homo and Frazer's The Golden Bough.

No information about research grants, supervised students, laboratory affiliations, or scientific awards is provided in the source materials.