Hugh J. Silverman, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 17-Aug-1945
Date of Death: 08-May-2013
Profession: philosopher
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Hugh J. Silverman
- Hugh J.
- Silverman (August 17, 1945 – May 8, 2013) was an American philosopher and cultural theorist whose writing, lecturing, teaching, editing, and international conferencing participated in the development of a postmodern network.
- He was Executive Director of the International Association for Philosophy and Literature and Professor of Philosophy and Comparative Literary & Cultural Studies at Stony Brook University (New York, USA) where he was also affiliated with the Department of Art and the Department of European Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.
- He was Program Director for the Stony Brook Advanced Graduate Certificate in Art and Philosophy.
- He was also co-founder and co-director of the annual International Philosophical Seminar since 1991 in South Tyrol, Italy.
- From 1980-86, he served as Executive Co-Director of the Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy.
- His work draws upon deconstruction, hermeneutics, semiotics, phenomenology, aesthetics, art theory, film theory, and the archeology of knowledge.
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