Katherine Amy Withy (born 1981) is a New Zealand philosopher and professor of philosophy at Georgetown University. She specializes in the work of Martin Heidegger and has written on topics such as self-concealment, affectivity, uncanniness, and the ontology of meaning.
Early life and education Born 1981, Withy grew up in Whangaparāoa and was educated at Orewa College. She studied at the University of Auckland, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2001, and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in philosophy in 2002. She went on to undertake doctoral studies in philosophy at the University of Chicago and was awarded a fellowship by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Her doctoral thesis, supervised by Jonathan Lear and completed in 2009, was titled Heidegger on being uncanny.
Academic career In 2009, Withy was appointed to the faculty of Georgetown University. Her research focuses on the work of 20th-century German philosopher Martin Heidegger, and in particular his conception of the human being as open to meaning and subject to breakdowns of meaning.
Books Heidegger on Being Uncanny (Harvard University Press, 2015) Heidegger on Being Self-Concealing (Oxford University Press, 2022) Heidegger on Being Affected (Cambridge University Press, 2024)
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External links Personal website PhilPeople profile