Rahel Jaeggi

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Rahel Jaeggi
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Jaeggi in 2015
Born
Bern, Switzerland
Alma mater University of Frankfurt
Free University of Berlin
Occupation(s)Philosopher, Chair of Practical and Social Philosophy at Humboldt University of Berlin
Notable workCritique of Forms of Life
Relatives Urs Jaeggi, Eva Jaeggi
Era Contemporary philosophy
School Frankfurt school, Neopragmatism
Institutions Humboldt University of Berlin
Doctoral advisor Axel Honneth
Main interests
Critical theory, Lebensform

Rahel Jaeggi (born July 19, 1966) is a Swiss professor of practical philosophy and social philosophy at the Humboldt University of Berlin. Her research areas are in social philosophy, political philosophy, ethics, philosophical anthropology, social ontology, and critical theory. Since February 2018 she has been the head of the Berlin campus of the newly founded International Center for Humanities and Social Change.

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Biography

Rahel Jaeggi is the daughter of Austrian psychoanalyst and author Eva Jaeggi  [ de ] and Swiss sociologist Urs Jaeggi. Prior to working as a research assistant to Axel Honneth (1996-2001) at the Philosophical Institute of the University of Frankfurt (Chair of Social Philosophy) and at the Institute for Social Research, Jaeggi studied at the Free University of Berlin (1990-1996). She completed her studies with a thesis (Magistra Artium) on the political philosophy of Hannah Arendt. In 1999 she was a visiting scholar at the New School for Social Research, New York. She wrote her doctoral thesis on the concept of alienation (Freiheit und Indifferenz – Versuch einer Rekonstruktion des Entfremdungsbegriffs, 2002). Research and teaching positions brought her to Yale University in New Haven, the New School for Social Research in New York City, and the University of Frankfurt. [1] [2]

She wrote her habilitation thesis on the theme Critique of Forms of Life at the University of Frankfurt. Since 2009 she has been the chair of practical philosophy and social philosophy at the Humboldt University of Berlin. [3]

During the academic year of 2015–2016, Jaeggi was Theodor Heuss Visiting Professor in Philosophy at The New School for Social Research in New York. [4] In 2017 and 2018 she co-organized (with The New School's Alice Crary) the Kritische Theorie in Berlin Summer School (Progress, Regression, and Social Change) in Berlin, Germany. [5]

Together with Daniel Loick, Jaeggi was the main organizer of the international conference "Re-thinking Marx", which took place from 20 to 22 May 2011 at the Humboldt-University of Berlin. [6] [7] During the conference 50 well-known scholars, including the philosopher Étienne Balibar, the sociologist Saskia Sassen, the political scientist Wendy Brown and the social philosopher Axel Honneth discussed topics such as freedom, justice, exploitation and alienation. [8]

Jaeggi receives funding from the Humanities & Social Change International Foundation [9] (established by the businessman and politician of SPD Erck Rickmers) to conduct a research project on the Crisis of Capitalism and Democracy. [10]

In May 2018, together with Sabine Hark, Kristina Lepold and Thomas Seibert, she hosted the international conference Emancipation, which took place at Technische Universität Berlin. [11]

In 2023, Jaeggi was elected Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. [12]

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References

  1. Website at the Humboldt University of Berlin
  2. 2016 Heuss Lecture: The Dialectics of Progress: Rahel Jaeggi. The New School for Social Research.
  3. Berlin, Humboldt Universität. Information Philosophie.
  4. 2016 Heuss Lecture: The Dialectics of Progress: Rahel Jaeggi (video).
  5. Kritische Theorie in Berlin. Summer School. Progress, Regression and Social Change. From July 17th to 21st 2017 - Berlin, Humboldt University.
  6. Re-Thinking Marx. Philosophie, Kritik, Praxis Internationale Konferenz an der HU: Über 50 Vorträge zur Aktualität von Karl Marx’ Philosophie
  7. Karl Marx und seine Bedeutung heute Berliner Kongress "re-thinking Marx" Deutschlandfunk Von Bettina Mittelstraß 26. Mai 2011
  8. Konferenz zur Aktualität von Karl Marx. By Margarete Stokowski. Der Tagesspiegel, 10 April 2011.
  9. Humanities and Social Change International Foundation
  10. Entrepreneur Erck Rickmers sets up international Foundation for Social Change.Humanities and Social Change International Foundation.
  11. Emancipation. 25. - 27.5.2018 Haus der Kulturen der Welt; Humboldt University; Technical University Berlin. Critical Theory in Berlin.
  12. "Professor Dr Rahel Jaeggi FBA". The British Academy. Retrieved 2023-07-28.