Richard Elliott

Richard Elliott is a Lecturer in European Philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London, specializing in 19th and 20th century European thought, particularly Nietzsche, Adorno, Heidegger, and Freud. His research explores themes like nihilism, aesthetics, moral psychology, and the philosophy of religion. He is currently Chief Organizer of the 2025 Fanon's Philosophical Legacy conference and co-organizer of the Guises of Nihilism project. His teaching covers post-Kantian philosophy, ethics, and political philosophy. He has a book under contract with Cambridge University Press, Nietzsche and the Death of God, and regularly publishes in journals like European Journal of Philosophy and Studi di Estetica.

Education: No explicit academic degrees listed, though positions suggest doctoral qualification in philosophy.

Research Interests: Nietzschean self-cultivation, Adorno's aesthetics, Heidegger's metaphysics, Fanon's philosophical contributions, and the intersections of ethics, politics, and consciousness. He also publishes on Spinoza, Foucault, and psychoanalytic theory.

Grants & Awards: None explicitly mentioned in texts.

Professional Roles: BA Philosophy Admissions Tutor at Birkbeck, reviewer for Philosophy and Journal of Nietzsche Studies, and contributor to academic platforms like PhilPapers and Academia.edu.

Labs/Teams: Associated with Birkbeck's School of Historical Studies and collaborates on interdisciplinary projects like the Fanon conference and nihilism research.