# Philip Rieff

> Philip Rieff was an American sociologist and cultural critic, best known for his early-career work on Sigmund Freud and later criticisms of modern culture. He taught sociology at the University of Pennsylvania from 1961 until 1992 after briefer positions at the University of Chicago, Brandeis University, and the University of California, Berkeley. He was the author of a number of books on Sigmund Freud and his legacy, including Freud: The Mind of the Moralist (1959) and The Triumph of the Therapeutic: Uses of Faith after Freud (1966).

*American sociologist (1922–2006)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/philip-rieff

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1922-12-15
- **Died:** 2006-07-01
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Philip_Rieff)
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- [Philip Rieff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Rieff)
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- [فیلیپ ریف](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%BE_%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%81)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7184285)

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