Andris Hiršs is a philosopher and intellectual historian whose work lies in the history of Western philosophy, 19th–20th century philosophy, and intellectual history. He focuses on Latvian philosophy, personalism, Soviet philosophy, and the reception of German Idealism.
Andris Hiršs, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Latvian Academy of Culture. He teaches lecture courses on the history of philosophy, the history of Latvian ideas, and logic.
He is a member of the British Personalist Forum and the East European Network for Philosophy of Science.
Leader of the project “Conversions and Ruptures: Epistemic Strategies in Latvian Philosophy …
Andris Hiršs is a philosopher and intellectual historian whose work lies in the history of Western philosophy, 19th–20th century philosophy, and intellectual history. He focuses on Latvian philosophy, personalism, Soviet philosophy, and the reception of German Idealism.
Andris Hiršs, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Latvian Academy of Culture. He teaches lecture courses on the history of philosophy, the history of Latvian ideas, and logic.
He is a member of the British Personalist Forum and the East European Network for Philosophy of Science.
Leader of the project “Conversions and Ruptures: Epistemic Strategies in Latvian Philosophy during the Soviet Period (1944–1991)” (project no. lzp-2024/1-0650), supported by the Latvian Council of Science under the Fundamental and Applied Research Programme.
Creator and host of "Fono-Grafs", a radio program on Radio "Naba". The program explores episodes from Latvia’s intellectual history, engaging both local thinkers and major international philosophers whose ideas have influenced the Latvian philosophical landscape, including Max Scheler, Immanuel Kant, Rudolf Eucken, Oswald Külpe, Wilhelm Ostwald, Martin Heidegger, and Johann Gottfried Herder.
