Christoph Kasten

Guest Scholar

German Historical Institute Washington
1607 New Hampshire Ave NW | Washington DC 20009
Phone

christoph.kasten@gmail.com

Biographical Summary

Christoph Kasten is a scholar of German-Jewish intellectual history and Jewish philosophy. His doctoral research focuses on the political philosophy of Hermann Cohen. He is co-editor, together with Ansgar Martins and Inka Sauter, of the recently published book Die Bibelübersetzung von Buber-Rosenzweig: Geschichte eines Projekts (Suhrkamp / Jüdischer Verlag).

Main Areas of Interest

  • Jewish Philosophy and Modern Jewish Thought
  • Modern European Intellectual History
  • History of Political Thought
  • German-Jewish History
  • Critical Theory
  • Psychoanalysis