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John Richardson (philosopher)

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John Richardson
Born1951
Alma materHarvard University, University of California, Berkeley
SchoolContinental philosophy
Doctoral advisorHubert Dreyfus
Main interests
Heidegger, Nietzsche

John Richardson (born 1951) is a professor of philosophy at New York University. He is best known for his books on Heidegger and Nietzsche.

Education and career

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A graduate of Harvard University in 1972, he earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1981 under the supervision of Hubert Dreyfus.[1] He has taught at New York University since 1981.

Books

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Authored books

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  • Existential Epistemology: A Heideggerian Critique of the Cartesian Project (Oxford University Press, 1986).
  • Nietzsche's System (Oxford University Press, 1996).
  • Nietzsche's New Darwinism (Oxford University Press, 2004).
  • Heidegger (Routledge, 2012).
  • Nietzsche's Values (Oxford University Press, 2020).

Edited books

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  • The Oxford Handbook of Nietzsche, with Ken Gemes (Oxford University Press, 2013).
  • Nietzsche Oxford Readings in Philosophy, with Brian Leiter (Oxford University Press, 2001).

References

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  1. ^ "John Richardson". as.nyu.edu.