Axel Honneth
German philosopher
Axel Honneth is a German philosopher 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. Wikipedia
Born: 1949 (age 74 years), Essen, Germany
Education: Freie Universität Berlin (1983), Freie Universität Berlin (1974–1976), Ruhr-Universität Bochum (1969–1974), and more
Influenced by: Jürgen Habermas, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Theodor W. Adorno, and more
Parents: Horst Honneth and Annemarie Honneth
Doctoral students: Carolin Emcke; Rahel Jaeggi; Hartmut Rosa; Harald Lemke;
Main interests: Political philosophy; Social philosophy; Moral philosophy; Critical theory; Recognition