Hermann Vetter

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Hermann Vetter (born c. 1933 [1] ) is a German academic and translator who has made many works of English-language philosophy available in German. He specialized in sociology of knowledge and social psychology. His academic career was interrupted by the "student revolutions" of the 1960s. [2]

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References

  1. Christine Keck, Hermann Vetter und sein eigener Wille, Badische Zeitung , 12 April 2014. Accessed 21 November 2016.
  2. Hans Albert, In Kontroversen verstrickt: vom Kulturpessimismus zum kritischen Rationalismus at Google Books, Vienna and Berlin, 2007, p. 103.