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Jeanne Hersch


Born
in Geneva, Switzerland
July 13, 1910

Died
June 05, 2000


Jeanne Hersch (Geneva, 13 July 1910 – Geneva, 5 June 2000) was a Swiss philosopher of Polish origin, whose works dealt with the concept of freedom.
She studied under the existentialist Karl Jaspers in Germany in the early 1930s. In 1956, she was appointed to a professorship at the University of Geneva, one of the first women to hold such a post at a Swiss university, holding the post until 1977. From 1966 to 1968 she headed the philosophy division of UNESCO, and was a member of its executive commission from 1970 to 1972.

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L'étonnement philosophique

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Tiempo y música

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I diritti umani da un punto...

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El nacimiento de Eva

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Birthright of man: a select...

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L'étonnement philosophique

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Begegnung

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Die Hoffnung, Mensch zu sein

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Temps Alternes

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Menschsein, Wirklichkeit, Sein

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