Rahel Jaeggi

Rahel Jaeggi
Jaeggi in 2015
Born	(1966-07-19) July 19, 1966 (age 58) Bern, Switzerland
Occupation(s)	Philosopher, Chair of Practical and Social Philosophy at Humboldt University of Berlin
Relatives	Urs Jaeggi
Education
Alma mater	University of Frankfurt Free University of Berlin
Doctoral advisor	Axel Honneth
Philosophical work
Era	Contemporary philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Continental philosophy Frankfurt school Neopragmatism
Institutions	Humboldt University of Berlin
Main interests	Critical theory
Notable ideas	Critique of forms of life

Rahel Jaeggi (German: [ˈjɛɡi]; born July 19, 1966) is a Swiss professor of practical philosophy and social philosophy at the Humboldt University of Berlin. Her research areas are in social philosophy, political philosophy, ethics, philosophical anthropology, social ontology, and critical theory. Since February 2018 she has been the head of the Berlin campus of the newly founded International Center for Humanities and Social Change.