Victor Gourevitch | |
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Born | 13 July 1925 Berlin |
Died | 14 April 2020 New York |
Education | University of Chicago (PhD) |
Era | 21st-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
Institutions | Wesleyan University |
Main interests | political philosophy |
Victor Gourevitch (1925 - 2020) was an American philosopher and Willialm Griffin Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Wesleyan University. He is known for his works on political philosophy. [1] [2]
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