Peter E. Gordon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Peter Eli Gordon 1966 (age 57–58) Seattle, Washington, US |
| Other names | Peter E. Gordon |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | Under One Tradewind[1] (1997) |
| Doctoral advisor | Martin Jay |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | Intellectual history |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
| Main interests | |
| Notable works | Continental Divide (2010) |
| Website | scholar |
Peter Eli Gordon (born 1966) is an American historian of philosophy, a critical theorist, and intellectual historian. The Amabel B. James Professor of History and Faculty Affiliate in the Department of Philosophy at Harvard University, Gordon focuses on continental philosophy and modern German and French thought,[2] with particular emphasis on the German philosophers Theodor Adorno and Martin Heidegger, critical theory, continental philosophy during the interwar crisis, and most recently, secularization and social thought in the 20th century.[3]
- ^ Gordon, Peter Eli (1997). Under One Tradewind: Philosophical Expressionism from Rosenzweig to Heidegger (PhD thesis). Berkeley, California: University of California, Berkeley. OCLC 39670935.
- ^ "Harvard University History Department - Faculty: Peter Gordon". Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
- ^ "The Center for European Studies at Harvard - Peter Gordon". Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-04-23.