Bernstein

Richard Bernstein, in a black turtleneck, hands folded, with chairs, out of focus, in the background. Bernstein was a champion of democracy and democratic values.

Education The Graduate Experience The Long Road

Bernstein and the Future of Democracy

The news came early on July 5 in a text message from my friend Rick Lee: Richard J. Bernstein, our beloved teacher, died on July 4, 2022. In life, Bernstein taught and embodied a commitment…

Christopher LongJuly 16, 2022

Richard Bernstein in a black turtleneck.

Articles Book Chapter Vita

Pragmatism and the Cultivation of Digital Democracies

“Pragmatism and the Cultivation of Digital Democracies.” In Richard J. Bernstein and the Expansion of American Philosophy: Thinking the Plural, edited by Marcia Morgan and Megan Craig, 37–59. Lanham: Lexington Books, 2016. As technology enables…

Christopher LongSeptember 16, 2017

Digital Dialogue Podcast

Digital Dialogue 70: Thinking the Plural

Richard Lee, Jr., Professor of Philosophy at DePaul University, joins Chris Long for episode 70 of the Digital Dialogue to talk about the teaching and philosophy of Richard Bernstein. Rick and I were students of…

Christopher LongOctober 6, 2014

Digital Scholarship The Long Road

Live-Tweeting Bernstein's Engaged Fallibilistic Pluralism

Among its many affordances, Twitter can be a powerful public note taking tool. At the end of a rich and exhausting conference celebrating the work and teaching of Richard J. Bernstein, I used Twitter to…

Christopher LongSeptember 28, 2014

Presentations Vita

The Ethics of Philosophy in a Digital Age

To honor the work of Richard J. Bernstein, a group of colleagues and former students will gather at Stony Brook University for a conference entitled, Thinking the Plural: Richard J. Bernstein's Contribution to American Philosophy.…

Christopher LongSeptember 26, 2014

Digital Scholarship The Long Road

Toward an Ethics of Philosophy in a Digital Age

To honor the work of Richard Bernstein and specifically his influence as a teacher at the New School for Social Research, Marcia Morgan and Jonathan Pickle invited a group of his former students to write…

Christopher LongJuly 6, 2014

Digital Dialogue Podcast

Digital Dialogue 40: Engaged Pluralism

Vincent Colapietro, Liberal Arts Research Professor of Philosophy here at Penn State, joins me for episode 40 of the Digital Dialogue. The depth and breadth of his scholarship can hardly be touched upon in any…

Christopher LongSeptember 12, 2010