Barbara Herman

Barbara Herman
Barbara Herman lecturing at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics in 2011
Born	(1945-05-09) May 9, 1945 (age 79) New York City
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Cornell University (BA) Harvard University (MA, PhD)
Occupation(s)	Griffin Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Law
Employer(s)	Department of Philosophy, University of California, Los Angeles
Known for	Moral Philosophy, Kant's Ethics, History of Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy
Website	Philosophy Faculty Webpage Law School Faculty Webpage

Barbara Herman (born May 9, 1945) is the Griffin Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles Department of Philosophy. A well-known interpreter of Kant's ethics, Herman works on moral philosophy, the history of ethics, and social and political philosophy.^[1] Among her many honors and awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship (1985-1986)^[2] and election to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (1995).^[3]