Sandy Diehl

Sanford Diehl

CV|sanford.diehl at nyu.edu

I am an assistant professor of philosophy at NYU. Previously I was a Junior Research Fellow at Christ Church, Oxford. I received my Ph.D. from Harvard.

I work on ethics, moral psychology, and social and political philosophy. I am currently writing about the role of mutual recognition in respect and love.

Papers

Really Looking and Being Seen, Philosophical Review 135 (2026): 143–173
Why Immanent Critique? European Journal of Philosophy 30 (2022): 676-692

Teaching

Graduate
Moral Concepts and Moral Motivation (Spring 2026)
Love and Respect (Spring 2025)
Recognition (Spring 2024)

Undergraduate
Ethics (Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Fall 2022)
The Nature of Values (Spring 2026, Fall 2023)