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Othmar Spann
(1878 - 1950)
Austrian sociologist, economist, and philosopher
Austrian sociologist
economist
and philosopher
Othmar Spann was an Austrian thinker known for his universalist theory of society.
His critiques of individualism influenced conservative and corporatist movements.
Othmar Spann (1878–1950) was a prominent Austrian sociologist, economist, and political philosopher.
He developed a ‘universalist’ social theory that viewed society as an organic whole above its individuals.
As a professor in Vienna and Heidelberg, Spann critiqued liberal democracy and promoted hierarchical governance.
His ideas influenced interwar conservative, nationalist, and corporatist ideologies across Europe.
Author of over fifty books and numerous essays, he left a complex intellectual legacy.
After World War II, his work sparked renewed interest in the relationship between the individual and the state.
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Othmar Spann