Cornelius Castoriadis

1922–1997 (age 75)

Biography

Cornelius Castoriadis (Greek: Κορνήλιος Καστοριάδης; 11 March 1922 – 26 December 1997) was a Greek-French philosopher, sociologist, social critic, economist, psychoanalyst, author of The Imaginary Institution of Society, and co-founder of the Socialisme ou Barbarie collective.

His writings on autonomy and social institutions have been influential in both academic and activist circles.

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