Remmon E. Barbaza is associate professor at the Department of Philosophy, School of Humanities, Ateneo de Manila University. He holds a BA in Linguistics from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, an MA in Philosophy from the Ateneo de Manila University, and a PhD in Philosophy from the Hochschule für Philosophie in Munich, with a dissertation on Heidegger's concept of dwelling, under the supervision of the late Prof. Dr. Gerd Haeffner, S.J. His research interests include Heidegger, language, translation, technology, environment, and the city.