American philosopher (1901–1985)
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| Born | Erich Hermann Wilhelm Vögelin (1901-01-03)January 3, 1901 |
| Died | January 19, 1985(1985-01-19) (aged 84) Stanford, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Perennial philosophy[1] |
| Doctoral advisor | Hans Kelsen[2] |
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Eric Voegelin (born Erich Hermann Wilhelm Vögelin, German: [ˈføːgəliːn]; January 3, 1901 – January 19, 1985) was a German-American political philosopher. He was born in Cologne, and educated in political science at the University of Vienna, where he became an associate professor of political science in the law faculty. In 1938, he and his wife fled from the Nazi forces which had entered Vienna. They emigrated to the United States, where they became citizens in 1944. He spent most of his academic career at Louisiana State University, the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and the Hoover Institution of Stanford University.
- ^ David R. Cole, The Political Philosophy of Eric Voegelin and His Followers, Edwin Mellen Press, 2008, p. iv.
- ^ Christian Damböck (ed.), Influences on the Aufbau, Springer, 2015, p. 258.
- ^ Eric Voegelin, "Reason: The Classic Experience," in Voegelin, Published Essays, 1966–1985, vol. 12 of The Collected Works of Eric Voegelin, ed. Ellis Sandoz (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1990), 289–290; Order and History, Volume IV: The Ecumenic Age, vol. 17 of The Collected Works of Eric Voegelin, ed. Michael Franz (Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 2000), 408.