Joshua Hibbert

School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities

PhD Student

Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)

jrhibbert1@sheffield.ac.uk

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Joshua Hibbert
School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities
45 Victoria Street
Sheffield
S3 7QB
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Josh completed his BA at the University of Liverpool, where he developed an interest in German idealism, especially regarding metaphysics and epistemology. He also undertook his MRes at the University of Liverpool, developing in his thesis an interpretation of Hegel’s critique of Kant’s theoretical philosophy.

His current research at Sheffield continues to investigate the intersection of Kant and the post-Kantians in the field of cognition, aiming at developing an authentically Kantian account of intellectual intuition and tracing the evolution of post-Kantian thought. His principal research interests involve Kant, German Idealism, the history of philosophy, metaphysics, and epistemology.

His principal research interests involve Kant, German Idealism, the history of philosophy, metaphysics, and epistemology.

Qualifications

2017-2020, University of Liverpool: BA Philosophy, First Class

2020-2021, University of Liverpool: MRes Philosophy, Distinction

2022-present, University of Sheffield: PhD Philosophy

Research interests

Main Research Interests:
- Kant
- German Idealism
- Early Modern Philosophy
- History of Philosophy
- Metaphysics
- Epistemology

Research group

Robert Stern
James Clarke
Christopher Bennett

Grants

Scholarship: University of Sheffield Faculty Scholarship Prizes:
2019 Edward Rathbone Award, University of Liverpool
2020 School of the Arts Achievement Award, University of Liverpool

Professional activities and memberships

Co-Chair of the History of Modern Philosophy reading group.

British Society for the History of Philosophy

Centre for the History of Philosophy

The Society for German Idealism and Romanticism

Hegel Society of Great Britain

UK Kant Society