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George Webster

George Webster is Stipendiary Lecturer in Philosophy at Worcester College, University of Oxford, and Editorial Assistant for the Hegel Bulletin. His work explores post-Kantian approaches to the metaphysics of the contemporary natural sciences, especially quantum physics. He has previously taught at Keble College, Oxford, and Lancaster University.

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George Webster is Stipendiary Lecturer in Philosophy at Worcester College, University of Oxford, and Editorial Assistant for the Hegel Bulletin. His work explores post-Kantian approaches to the metaphysics of the contemporary natural sciences, especially quantum physics. He has previously taught at Keble College, Oxford, and Lancaster University.

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