Axel Honneth
Axel Honneth is a German philosopher working in the tradition of critical theory, who is the Professor for Social Philosophy at Goethe University Frankfurt and the Jack B. Weinstein Professor of the Humanities in the department of philosophy at Columbia University. He directed the University of Frankfurt Institute for Social Research between 2001 and 2018.
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- Born in
- Essen
- Educated at
- University of Bonn
- Awards
- 🏆 Ernst Bloch Award🏆 honorary doctor of the University of Rennes I🏆 honorary doctorate of the Bordeaux Montaigne University
- Doctoral Students
- 📖 Hartmut Rosa📖 Julia Christ
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1949
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