Ivan Illich Philosopher

Ivan Illich (/ɪˈvɑːn ˈɪlɪtʃ/; 4 September 1926 – 2 December 2002) was an Austrian philosopher, Roman Catholic priest, and "maverick social critic" of the institutions of contemporary Western culture and their effects on the provenance and practice of education, medicine, work, energy use, transportation, and economic development.

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Birth date	September 04, 1926
Birth place	Vienna , First Austrian Republic
Date of death	December 02, 2002
Place of death	Germany , Bremen
Era	Contemporary philosophy
Main interest	Philosophy of education Philosophy of technology

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influenced	Kevin Carson Bob Black Wolfgang Sachs John Zerzan André Gorz Lee Felsenstein Everett Reimer
influenced by	Leopold Kohr Arnold J. Toynbee Emmanuel Levinas Jacques Maritain Jacques Ellul Hugh of Saint Victor Everett Reimer
philosophical school	Anarchism Catholicism
region	Western philosophy