Graham Harman | |
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![]() Graham Harman | |
Born | |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | DePaul University (PhD, 1999)[1] |
Era | Contemporary philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Continental philosophy Speculative realism object-oriented ontology |
Institutions | American University in Cairo Southern California Institute of Architecture |
Thesis | Tool-being: Elements in a Theory of Objects (1999) |
Doctoral advisor | William McNeill |
Main interests | Metaphysics |
Notable ideas | Object-oriented ontology, vicarious causation |
Graham Harman (born May 9, 1968) is an American philosopher. He is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles.[3] His work on the metaphysics of objects led to the development of object-oriented ontology. He is a central figure in the speculative realism trend in contemporary philosophy.[4]