Seyla Benhabib, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Seyla Benhabib

American philosopher and political scientist

Date of Birth: 09-Sep-1950

Place of Birth: Istanbul, Turkey

Profession: writer, biographer, political scientist, university teacher, philosopher

Nationality: United States, Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Seyla Benhabib (; born September 9, 1950) is a Turkish-born American philosopher of Sephardic ancestry.
She is Eugene Mayer Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at Yale University and was director of the program in Ethics, Politics, and Economics from 2002-2008.
Benhabib is well known for her work in political philosophy, which draws on critical theory and feminist political theory.
She has written extensively on the philosophers Hannah Arendt and Jürgen Habermas, as well as on the topic of human migration.
She is the author of numerous books, and she has received several prestigious awards and lectureships in recognition of her work.