Peter Gordon (historian)

Peter E. Gordon
Born
Peter Eli Gordon

1966 (age 5859)
Other namesPeter E. Gordon
Years active1998–present
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisUnder One Tradewind (1997)
Doctoral advisorMartin Jay
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-disciplineIntellectual history
InstitutionsHarvard University
Main interests
Notable worksContinental Divide (2010)
Websitescholar.harvard.edu/pgordon

Peter Eli Gordon (born 1966) is an American historian of philosophy, and a critical theorist. 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, 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.