Seyla Benhabib ( born September 9, 1950) is a Turkish and American philosopher of Sephardic ancestry. She is Eugene Mayer Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at Yale University and was director of the program in Ethics, Politics, and Economics from 2002–2008. Benhabib is well known for her work in political philosophy, which draws on critical theory and feminist political theory. She has written extensively on the philosophers Hannah Arendt and Jürgen Habermas, as well as on the topic of human migration. She is the author of numerous books, and she has received several prestigious awards and lectureships in recognition of her work.
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9 September 1950 (age 74) Istanbul, Turkey
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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