Martin Hägglund

Philosopher, literary theorist and scholar

Martin Hägglund wrote at a period when the questions philosophy asked were themselves being renegotiated.

The record lists Martin Hägglund as Philosopher, literary theorist and scholar.

Martin Hägglund was born in 1976. His recorded nationality is Sweden. He studied at Stockholm University and University at Buffalo.

Contemporary philosophy is professionalised and specialised, conducted largely in journals and seminars.

His academic posts were held at Yale University.

Philosophical influence is measured in the questions a thinker made unavoidable.

That the work was done from Sweden matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.

Martin Hägglund is still working, and the final assessment of the contribution has not been made.

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