Paul North is Maurice Natanson Professor of German and Philosophy. He works in post-Kantian philosophy, Jewish thought, and critical theory, with recent focus on Karl Marx. He has written four books. The Standpoint of Marx’s Capital (forthcoming 2027). Bizarre Privileged Items in the Universe: The Logic of Likeness (Zone 2021), The Yield: Kafka’s Atheological Reformation (Standford 2015). And The Problem of Distraction (Stanford 2012). He is co-editor of a new edition of Marx’s Capital, three volumes, with Princeton University Press. Volume 1 appeared in 2024 and Volume 2 is expected in 2027.
