Morris Berman

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(author, academic)
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Born3. August 1944
Rochester, New York, USA
ResidenceMexico
NationalityUSA
CitizenshipUSA,  Mexico
Alma materCornell University, Johns Hopkins University
Social critic who has criticised the de facto legalisation of torture in USA.

Morris Berman is a US social critic.[1]

Opinions

Berman criticised the de facto legalisation of torture in USA.[2]

Life and work

Berman has served on the faculties of a number of universities in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Berman emigrated from the U.S. to Mexico in 2006, where he was a visiting professor at the Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico City from 2008 to 2009. During this period he continued writing for various publications including Parteaguas, a quarterly magazine.[3]

Although an academic, Berman has written several books for a general audience.[4] They deal with the state of Western civilization and with an ethical, historically responsible, or enlightened approach to living within it. His work emphasizes the legacies of the European Enlightenment and the historical place of present-day American culture.

 

A Quote by Morris Berman

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