In the history of thought, Miguel Abensour is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Miguel Abensour as French philosopher specializing in political philosophy (1939-2017).
Miguel Abensour was born at Paris in 1939. His recorded nationality is France. He studied at University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne.
Twentieth-century philosophy was marked by war, exile and ideology; many of its central figures wrote in flight or under censorship.
His academic posts were held at University of Reims, Paris Diderot University and Payot.
The recorded fields of work are philosophy, political science and political philosophy.
Among his principal works are Democracy Against the State, Hannah Arendt against political philosophy ? and For a critical political philosophy. The discipline keeps its dead in print, because the arguments are still open.
That the work was done from France matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Miguel Abensour died in 2017, aged 78. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Notable work: Democracy Against the State
- Notable work: Hannah Arendt against political philosophy ?
- Notable work: For a critical political philosophy
- Notable work: Utopiques, 5 Vol.
- Held posts at University of Reims, Paris Diderot University and Payot
- Fields: philosophy, political science and political philosophy
