Roberto Mangabeira Unger
Brazilian philosopher and politician
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Roberto Mangabeira Unger is a Brazilian philosopher, jurist and politician. His work is in the tradition of classical social theory and pragmatism, and is developed across many fields including legal theory, philosophy and religion, social and political theory, progressive alternatives, and economics. In natural philosophy he is known for The Singular Universe and the Reality of Time. In social theory he is known for Politics: A Work in Constructive Social Theory. In legal theory he was associated with the Critical Legal Studies movement, which helped disrupt the methodological consensus in American law schools. His political activity helped the transition to democracy in Brazil in the aftermath of the military regime, and culminated with his appointment as Brazil's Minister of Strategic Affairs in 2007 and again in 2015. His work is seen to offer a vision of humanity and a program to empower individuals and change institutions.
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What Are Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Academic Contributions?
Roberto Mangabeira Unger is most known for their academic work in the field of law. They are also known for their academic work in the fields of and philosophy.
Roberto Mangabeira Unger has made the following academic contributions:
- What Should Legal Analysis Become?
- The Self Awakened: Pragmatism Unbound
- The Left Alternative
- The Future of American Progressivism
- The Critical Legal Studies Movement
- Passion: An Essay on Personality
- Law In Modern Society
- Free Trade Reimagined: The World Division of Labor and the Method of Economics
- Democracy Realized: The Progressive Alternative
