Alan Gewirth

Philosopher, Author

1912 – 2004

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Who was Alan Gewirth?

Alan Gewirth was an American philosopher, a professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago, and author of Reason and Morality, Human Rights: Essays on Justification and Applications, The Community of Rights, Self-Fulfillment, and numerous other writings in moral philosophy and political philosophy.

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Born
Nov 28, 1912
Union City
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • PhD, Columbia University
    Philosophy
    (1946 - 1948)
Lived in
  • Chicago
    ( - 2004/05/09)
Died
May 9, 2004
Oak Lawn

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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