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Frederick Neuhouser is the Viola Manderfeld Professor of German and Professor of Philosophy at Barnard College, Columbia University. He has held faculty positions at Cornell University, the University of California–San Diego, and Harvard University, and has been affiliated with the Center for Psychoanalytic Training at Columbia University. He has also served as a Visiting Professor of Philosophy at Goethe-Universität Frankfurt.
His educational background includes a B.A. from Wabash College and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University.
Neuhouser's research centers on 19th-century German philosophy, particularly the works of Rousseau, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, and the Frankfurt School. His primary interests include the philosophy of recognition, autonomy, freedom, social and spiritual pathology, and moral psychology. He explores how modern individuals navigate self-worth, alienation, and ethical life within social structures.
His publications span from the 1990s to forthcoming works, with a concentration on Rousseau and Hegel. The articles reflect a consistent engagement with themes of recognition, inequality, freedom, and social critique. He employs historical-philosophical analysis to address enduring questions in ethics and political theory, often bridging German idealism with contemporary social concerns.
- Elected Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2021)
Neuhouser has advised numerous graduate and undergraduate students in philosophy and German thought, though specific names are not listed. His work has been supported by academic institutions and scholarly networks, enabling extensive publication and international collaboration. He has contributed to major philosophical companions and journals, affirming his standing in the field.
He is actively involved in interdisciplinary dialogue, especially between philosophy, psychoanalysis, and literature, as seen in his affiliations and publications on spiritual illness and recognition. His role at the Center for Psychoanalytic Training highlights this engagement.
