Richard J. Bernstein

Richard Jacob Bernstein (May 14, 1932 – July 4, 2022) was an American philosopher and academic. He taught at The New School for Social Research. He wrote about American pragmatism, neopragmatism, critical theory, deconstruction, social philosophy, political philosophy, and Hermeneutics.

Richard J. Bernstein
Born	(1932-05-14)May 14, 1932 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	July 4, 2022(2022-07-04) (aged 90) New York City, New York, U.S.
Era	20th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Pragmatism, Praxis School
Main interests	Pragmatism Critical theory Hermeneutics Social philosophy Political philosophy Deconstruction Psychoanalysis Marxism
Notable ideas	Cartesian anxiety Engaged fallibilistic pluralism The clash of mentalities
Influences Plato Kant Hegel Marx Kierkegaard Peirce James Dewey Wittgenstein Paul Weiss Sellars Arendt Gadamer Habermas Rorty Freud Derrida
Influenced Nancy Fraser Seyla Benhabib Andrew Arato Rainer Forst Edward S. Casey Robert B. Westbrook Simon Critchley

Bernstein died in New York City on July 4, 2022 at the age of 90.