Eric Voegelin (1901-1985) was one of the most original and influential philosophers of our time. Born in Cologne, Germany, he studied at the University of Vienna, where he became a professor of political science in the Faculty of Law. In 1938, he and his wife, fleeing Hitler, emigrated to the United States. They became American citizens in 1944. Voegelin spent much of his career at Louisiana State University, the University of Munich, and the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. During his lifetime he published many books and more than one hundred articles.
Hannah Arendt escribió en «Los orígenes del totalitarismo» que Eric Voegelin es autor del mejor relato existente del pensamiento racial. Voegelin, a su vez, elogió en estas conferencias sobre «Hitler y los alemanes» el ensayo de Arendt «Eichmann en Jerusalén». A ambos pensadores...
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