Ralph E. Shain

Dr. Ralph E. Shain is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and Philosophy at Missouri State University within the Reynolds College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities. He specializes in contemporary French and German philosophy, with a focus on thinkers such as Walter Benjamin, Jacques Derrida, and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. His research spans topics in metaphilosophy, temporal theory, and cultural critique. His contact email is RShain@MissouriState.edu.

• PhD in Philosophy (1994), Northwestern University

Shain's research engages with key themes in continental philosophy, including deconstruction, epistemological pluralism, and the philosophy of language. He has published extensively on Derrida's engagement with Husserl and Wittgenstein, Benjamin's cultural theories, and metaphysical questions regarding time and being. His work often bridges analytic and continental traditions while exploring intersections with ethics and social theory.

Recent publications examine Derrida's interpretations of Husserl's phenomenology, temporal traces in continental thought, and the metaphilosophical implications of pluralism. Earlier works analyze historical underdetermination skepticism, recognition theory, and Native American philosophical perspectives on history.

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