Curated playlist
Jewish American philosophers
- Herbert MarcuseHerbert Marcuse analyzed Nazi ideology for American spies before students made him a hero.
- Noam ChomskyNoam Chomsky wrote his first article at age 10, about the fall of Barcelona.
- Lewis GordonPhilosopher Lewis Gordon argues that racists are not irrational but hyper-rational.
- Irvin D. YalomIrvin D. Yalom is an American psychiatrist, born on the 13th of June 1931 in Washington, D.C. He is now an emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford University. In 1974 he published Every Day Gets a Little Closer, a book with an unusual…
- Jerry FodorPhilosopher Jerry Fodor argued that thinking works like a language inside the brain. He called it Mentalese.
- Hilary PutnamHilary Putnam invented a leading theory of the mind, then spent years taking it apart.
- Hubert DreyfusIn 1964, the RAND Corporation hired philosopher Hubert Dreyfus to review artificial intelligence.
- Walter Kaufmann (philosopher)At eleven, Walter Kaufmann converted from Lutheranism to Judaism. He later learned all four grandparents were Jewish.
- Robert ReichRobert Reich stands 4 feet 11 inches tall, and he has spent his working life arguing with people who hold far more power than he does. Born on the 24th of June 1946, he became an American lawyer, professor, author and political…
- Naomi ZackPhilosopher Naomi Zack argues a government's duty is to plan ahead for disasters.