Roberto Mangabeira Unger (; born 24 March 1947) is a Brazilian philosopher and politician. He has developed his views and positions across many fields including legal theory, philosophy and religion, social and political theory, progressive alternatives, and economics. He has taught at Harvard Law School for about 40 years, being the youngest full professor in the history of Harvard, at age 25, and US President Barack Obama was one of his students in the 1980s. 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 part of the Critical Legal Studies movement, which helped disrupt the methodological consensus in American law schools.Waldron, Jeremy. "Dirty Little Secret", Columbia Law Review 98, 1 March 1998. 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.Anderson, Perry, "Roberto Unger and the Politics of Empowerment", New Left Review 173 (February 1989). His work is seen to offer a vision of humanity and a program to empower individuals and change institutions.Smolin, Lee. "No Eternal Truths, Just Divine Advancements", Times Higher Education Supplement, 31 August 2007.Neu, Jerome. "Looking All around for Our Real Selves", New York Times Book Review, 8 July 1984, p. 24
Roberto Mangabeira Unger (; born 24 March 1947) is a philosopher and politician. He has developed his views and positions 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 part of the Critical Legal Studies movement, which helped disrupt the methodological consensus in American law schools.Waldron, Jeremy. "Dirty Little Secret", Columbia Law Review 98, 1 March 1998. 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.Anderson, Perry, "Roberto Unger and the Politics of Empowerment", New Left Review 173 (February 1989). His work is seen to offer a vision of humanity and a program to empower individuals and change institutions.Smolin, Lee. "No Eternal Truths, Just Divine Advancements", Times Higher Education Supplement, 31 August 2007.Neu, Jerome. "Looking All around for Our Real Selves", New York Times Book Review, 8 July 1984, p. 24
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He has taught at Harvard Law School for about 40 years, being the youngest full professor in the history of Harvard, at age 25, and US President Barack Obama was one of his students in the 1980s.