Roberto Mangabeira Unger is a Brazilian philosopher. He was the first Minister for Strategic Affairs in Brazil from 2007–2009. Dr. Roberto Unger Mangabeira was born and educated in Brazil and is the Roscoe Pound Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. Professor Unger’s work is directed to the reshaping of present institutions as well as to a re-orientation of our experience and a re-interpretation of our ideals. This transformative intention, animated by a committed interest in unrealized human opportunity, unifies his writing.