Background
Wasserstrom, Richard Alan was born on January 9, 1936 in New York City. Son of Alfred Howard and Gertrude (Kopp) Wasserstrom.
Wasserstrom, Richard Alan was born on January 9, 1936 in New York City. Son of Alfred Howard and Gertrude (Kopp) Wasserstrom.
Bachelor, Amherst College, 1957. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Amherst College, since 1982. Master of Arts in Philosophy, University Michigan, 1958.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1960. Bachelor of Laws, Stanford University, 1960.
Instructor philosophy Stanford University, 1959-1960, assistant professor law and Philosophy, 1960-1962, assistant professor, associate professor law, 1962-1964. Dean College Arts and Sciences, Tuskegee Institute, 1964-1967. Professor law and philosophy University of California at Los Angeles, 1967-1979.
Professor philosophy, chairman philosophy board University California, Santa Cruz, since 1979. Visiting professor University Michigan Law School, summer 1961. Attorney civil rights division Justice Department, 1963-1964.
Visiting fellow All Souls College, Oxford University, 1970-1971.
Member regional selection committee Woodrow Wilson Foundation, 1962-1963, 64-65, Council for Philosophical Studies, 1964-1970. Member Alabama advisory committee United States Commission Civil Rights, 1965-1966. Member California Council Humanities and Public Policy, 1977-1983, chairman, 1981-1983.
Member State Bar Association California, American Philosophical Association (president Pacific division 1986-1987), International Association Philosophy Law and Social Philosophy (president American section 1985-1987), Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Phyllis Ann Levin, June 16, 1957. Children: Sara Ellen, Jeffrey Nathan, William Louis, Harold Levin.