Dennis Joseph Schmidt is an American philosopher living in Sydney, Australia where he is Research Professor and Chair at Western Sydney University. Prior to moving to Sydney in 2015, he taught at Binghamton University (1982-1994), Villanova University (1994-2003), and Penn State University (2003-2015). He is known for his research on ancient Greek philosophy and literature, post-Kantian philosophy, hermeneutics and philosophy of art.He received his PhD in philosophy from the Boston College in 1982.