“…philosophy can harbor hopes for tyranny, but it can also pave the way toward reform and revolution.”
One of the most influential political philosophers of her generation, Seyla Benhabib is known for her groundbreaking work on democracy, human rights, and the ethics of migration and global justice. Benhabib’s work redefines what it means to belong in an age of borders and pluralism. Drawing on Kant and Habermas, she reimagines global relations as an ongoing democratic negotiation that transcends borders, with profound consequences for migrants and refugees.
Benhabib is the author of several books, including The Rights of Others, Another Cosmopolitanism, and Exile, Statelessness and Migration. In 2009, she was awarded the Ernst Bloch Prize, one of Germany’s most distinguished philosophical honors given every three years, for her work on “the contradictions of a globalized world.” Amid ongoing global debates about nation-states, citizenship, and belonging, Benhabib’s philosophy could not be more relevant.
“Outstanding services to critical theory, political philosophy and democracy research” — Theodor W. Adorno Prize
