In the history of thought, Yehuda Elkana is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Yehuda Elkana as Israeli philosopher (1934-2012).
Yehuda Elkana was born at Subotica in 1934. His recorded nationality is Serbia. He studied at Brandeis University.
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, Tel Aviv University and Central European University.
The discipline keeps its dead in print, because the arguments are still open.
That the work was done from Serbia matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Yehuda Elkana died in 2012, aged 78. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Held posts at Harvard University, Tel Aviv University and Central European University
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