Richard BernsteinPh.D., Yale University, 1958
Vera List Professor of Philosophy
Profile:American pragmatism; social and political philosophy; critical theory; Anglo-American philosophy.
Courses Taught:- Wittgenstein’s Tractatus
- Gadamer’s Truth and Method
- American Pragmatism
- Contemporary Pragmatism
- Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit
- Reflections on Violence
Recent Publications:- Violence: Thinking Without Banisters (2013)
- The Pragmatic Turn (2010)
- The Abuse of Evil: The Corruption of Politics and Religion since 9/11 (2006)
- The New Constellation: The Ethical/Political Horizons of Modernity/ Postmodernity (1991)
- Philosophical Profiles (1986)
- Habermas and Modernity (editor, 1985)
- Beyond Objectivism and Relativism: Science, Hermeneutics, and Praxis (1983)
- Praxis and Action (1971)
- John Dewey (1966)
Office Location:6 East 16th Street, Room 1018
Office Hours:Email for appointment or check updated list at Student Advisor's Office
Phone Number/Extension:212.229.5707 ext.3073
Email:BernsteR@newschool.edu