Peter Thielke

Peter Thielke
Academic background
EducationUniversity of California, San Diego (PhD)
ThesisDiscursivity and its Discontents: Maimon's Challenge to Kant's Account of Cognition (1999)
Henry E. Allison
Other advisor
Frederick Neuhouser
Academic work
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
School or tradition
German Idealism
InstitutionsPomona College

Peter Graham Thielke (born 1968) is an American historian of modern philosophy who specializes in Immanuel Kant, German idealism, epistemology, and aesthetics. He is the Robert C. Denison Professor of Philosophy at Pomona College in Claremont, California.

Early life and education

Thielke was born in 1968. He earned his bachelor's degree at Stanford University, his master's at the University of Pennsylvania, and his PhD at the University of California, San Diego.

Career

Thielke came to Pomona College in 2001.

Personal life

Thielke lives in Claremont. He is married to Sheri Pym, a federal magistrate judge. In 2003, his home was destroyed when a plane crashed into it.

References

  1. 1 2 "Thielke, Peter, 1968-". id.loc.gov. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Peter Thielke". Pomona College. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  3. ↑ Benner, Katie (March 21, 2016). "Judge in Apple Case Seen as Unfazed by Stress, Even a Plane Crash". The New York Times. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  4. ↑ Lee-Ashley, Matthew (January 27, 2004). "Airplane Levels Professor's House". The Collage. Archived from the original on March 13, 2004. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  5. ↑ Balchunas, Michael (Fall 2004). "Beyond the Fire Line". Pomona College Magazine. Vol. 41, no. 1. Pomona College. Archived from the original on December 13, 2004. Retrieved January 28, 2022.