Graham Harman

Graham Harman is a professor of philosophy at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. His work on the metaphysics of objects led to the development of objectoriented ontology. He is a central figure in the speculative realism trend in contemporary philosophy.

Harman was born in Iowa City and raised in Mount Vernon, Iowa. He received a B.A. from St. Johns College in Annapolis, Maryland in 1990 and went on to graduate school at Penn State University to earn a masters degree, studying under philosopher Alphonso Lingis, in 1991. While pursuing a Ph.D. at DePaul University, Harman worked as an online sports reporter, an experience which he credits for developing his writing style and productivity. After finishing his degree in 1999 he joined the Department of Philosophy at the American University in Cairo, where he has taught since 2000.

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