Roberto Mangabeira Unger belongs to the philosophical record as a figure whose arguments outlasted the disputes that prompted them.
The record lists Roberto Mangabeira Unger as Brazilian philosopher and politician.
Roberto Mangabeira Unger was born at Rio de Janeiro in 1947. His recorded nationality is Brazil. He studied at Harvard Law School and Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
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 Harvard University.
Philosophy advances by objection: an argument matters if serious people spend years attacking it.
That the work was done from Brazil matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Achievements
- Held posts at Harvard University
