Markus Gabriel is Chair in Epistemology, Modern and Contemporary Philosophy at Bonn University. He is the author of many books and articles in German. His publications in English include Scepticism and Idealism in Ancient Philosophy, translated by Ryan David Mullins (OUP, forthcoming), Transcendental Ontology: Essays on German Idealism (Continuum, 2011) and co-author with Slavoj iek of Mythology, Madness and Laughter: Subjectivity in German Idealism (Continuum, 2009).