Settings20th-century French philosophers
Alain Badiou
Alain Badiou is a French philosopher, professor at European Graduate School, formerly chair of Philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure.
Alain Badiou is a French philosopher, professor at European Graduate School, formerly chair of Philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure.
Albert Camus
Albert Camus (; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French author, journalist, and philosopher.
Albert Camus (; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French author, journalist, and philosopher.
Albert Lautman
Albert Lautman (February 8, 1908 – August 1, 1944) was a French mathematical philosopher.
Albert Lautman (February 8, 1908 – August 1, 1944) was a French mathematical philosopher.
Alexandre Kojève
Alexandre Kojève was a Russian-born French philosopher and statesman whose philosophical seminars had an immense influence on twentieth-century French philosophy, particularly via his integratio...
Alexandre Kojève was a Russian-born French philosopher and statesman whose philosophical seminars had an immense influence on twentieth-century French philosophy, particularly via his integratio...
André Comte-Sponville
André Comte-Sponville (born 12 March 1952) is a French philosopher born in Paris, France.
André Comte-Sponville (born 12 March 1952) is a French philosopher born in Paris, France.
Benjamin Fondane
Benjamin Fondane or Benjamin Fundoianu was a Romanian and French poet, critic and existentialist philosopher, also noted for his work in film and theater.
Benjamin Fondane or Benjamin Fundoianu was a Romanian and French poet, critic and existentialist philosopher, also noted for his work in film and theater.
Cornelius Castoriadis
Cornelius Castoriadis was a French-Greek philosopher, social critic, economist, psychoanalyst, author of The Imaginary Institution of Society, and co-founder of the Socialisme ou Barbarie'...
Cornelius Castoriadis was a French-Greek philosopher, social critic, economist, psychoanalyst, author of The Imaginary Institution of Society, and co-founder of the Socialisme ou Barbarie'...
Ferdinand Alquié
Ferdinand Alquié was a French philosopher and member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques.
Ferdinand Alquié was a French philosopher and member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques.
François Laruelle
François Laruelle (born 1937, Chavelot, Vosges) is a French philosopher, formerly of the Collège international de philosophie and the University of Paris X: Nanterre.
François Laruelle (born 1937, Chavelot, Vosges) is a French philosopher, formerly of the Collège international de philosophie and the University of Paris X: Nanterre.
François Regnault
François Regnault (born 1938) is a French philosopher, playwright and dramaturg.
François Regnault (born 1938) is a French philosopher, playwright and dramaturg.
Félix Guattari
Pierre-Félix Guattari (April 30, 1930 – August 29, 1992) was a French militant, an institutional psychotherapist, philosopher, and semiotician; he founded both schizoanalysis and ecosophy.
Pierre-Félix Guattari (April 30, 1930 – August 29, 1992) was a French militant, an institutional psychotherapist, philosopher, and semiotician; he founded both schizoanalysis and ecosophy.
Gabriel Marcel
Gabriel Honoré Marcel was a French philosopher, a leading Christian existentialist, and author of about 30 plays.
Gabriel Honoré Marcel was a French philosopher, a leading Christian existentialist, and author of about 30 plays.
Gaston Bachelard
Gaston Bachelard was a French philosopher.
Gaston Bachelard was a French philosopher.
Gaston Berger
Gaston Berger (1 October 1896 – 13 November 1960) was a French futurist but also an industrialist, a philosopher and a state manager.
Gaston Berger (1 October 1896 – 13 November 1960) was a French futurist but also an industrialist, a philosopher and a state manager.
Georges Canguilhem
Georges Canguilhem (4 June 1904, Castelnaudary, Aude – 11 September 1995, Marly-le-Roi) was a French philosopher and physician who specialized in epistemology and the philosophy of science...
Georges Canguilhem (4 June 1904, Castelnaudary, Aude – 11 September 1995, Marly-le-Roi) was a French philosopher and physician who specialized in epistemology and the philosophy of science...
Gilles Deleuze
Gilles Deleuze, was a French philosopher who, from the early 1960s until his death, wrote influentially on philosophy, literature, film, and fine art.
Gilles Deleuze, was a French philosopher who, from the early 1960s until his death, wrote influentially on philosophy, literature, film, and fine art.
Gilles-Gaston Granger
Gilles Gaston Granger (b. January 28, 1920 in Paris, France), is an analytic philosopher.
Gilles Gaston Granger (b. January 28, 1920 in Paris, France), is an analytic philosopher.
Henri Bergson
Henri-Louis Bergson was a major French philosopher, influential especially in the first half of the 20th century.
Henri-Louis Bergson was a major French philosopher, influential especially in the first half of the 20th century.
Henri Poincaré
Jules Henri Poincaré was a French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and a philosopher of science.
Jules Henri Poincaré was a French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and a philosopher of science.
Jacques Bouveresse
Jacques Bouveresse (born August 20, 1940 in Épenoy, Doubs) is a philosopher who has written on subjects including Ludwig Wittgenstein, Robert Musil, Karl Kraus, philosophy of science, epistemolo...
Jacques Bouveresse (born August 20, 1940 in Épenoy, Doubs) is a philosopher who has written on subjects including Ludwig Wittgenstein, Robert Musil, Karl Kraus, philosophy of science, epistemolo...
Jacques Derrida
Jacques Derrida (; ; July 15, 1930 – October 9, 2004) was a French philosopher, born in French Algeria.
Jacques Derrida (; ; July 15, 1930 – October 9, 2004) was a French philosopher, born in French Algeria.
Jacques Rancière
Jacques Rancière is a French philosopher, Professor of Philosophy at European Graduate School in Saas-Fee and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Paris who came to prominence w...
Jacques Rancière is a French philosopher, Professor of Philosophy at European Graduate School in Saas-Fee and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Paris who came to prominence w...
Jean Baudrillard
Jean Baudrillard was a French sociologist, philosopher, cultural theorist, political commentator, and photographer.
Jean Baudrillard was a French sociologist, philosopher, cultural theorist, political commentator, and photographer.
Jean Cavaillès
Jean Cavaillès (May 15, 1903, Saint-Maixent, Deux-Sèvres - February 17, 1944), was a French philosopher and mathematician, specialized in philosophy of science.
Jean Cavaillès (May 15, 1903, Saint-Maixent, Deux-Sèvres - February 17, 1944), was a French philosopher and mathematician, specialized in philosophy of science.
Jean Hani
Jean Hani is a French philosopher and Traditionalist author, professor emeritus of Greek civilization and literature at the University of Amiens.
Jean Hani is a French philosopher and Traditionalist author, professor emeritus of Greek civilization and literature at the University of Amiens.
Jean Jolivet
Jean Jolivet (born 1925) is a French philosopher and medievalist.
Jean Jolivet (born 1925) is a French philosopher and medievalist.
Jean-Claude Milner
Jean-Claude Milner is a linguist, philosopher and a French essayist.
Jean-Claude Milner is a linguist, philosopher and a French essayist.
Jean-François Lyotard
Jean-François Lyotard (; 10 August 1924– 21 April 1998) was a French philosopher and literary theorist.
Jean-François Lyotard (; 10 August 1924– 21 April 1998) was a French philosopher and literary theorist.
Jean-Michel Berthelot
Jean-Michel Berthelot (1945 – 2006) was a French sociologist, philosopher, epistemologist and social theorist, specialist in philosophy of social sciences, history of sociology, sociology ...
Jean-Michel Berthelot (1945 – 2006) was a French sociologist, philosopher, epistemologist and social theorist, specialist in philosophy of social sciences, history of sociology, sociology ...
Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic.
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic.
Jules Vuillemin
Jules Vuillemin was a French philosopher, succeeding to Maurice Merleau-Ponty at the Collège de France from 1962 to his death.
Jules Vuillemin was a French philosopher, succeeding to Maurice Merleau-Ponty at the Collège de France from 1962 to his death.
Luce Irigaray
Luce Irigaray (born 1932 in Belgium) is a Belgian feminist, philosopher, linguist, psychoanalyst, sociologist and cultural theorist.
Luce Irigaray (born 1932 in Belgium) is a Belgian feminist, philosopher, linguist, psychoanalyst, sociologist and cultural theorist.
Léon Brunschvicg
Léon Brunschvicg (November 10, 1869–January 18, 1944) was a French Idealist philosopher.
Léon Brunschvicg (November 10, 1869–January 18, 1944) was a French Idealist philosopher.
Marcel-Jacques Dubois
Marcel-Jacques Dubois was a French academic and theologian.
Marcel-Jacques Dubois was a French academic and theologian.
Martial Guéroult
Martial Guéroult (Le Havre, 15 December 1891 - Paris, 13 August 1976) was a French philosopher and historian of philosophy, specialized in 17th century philosophy.
Martial Guéroult (Le Havre, 15 December 1891 - Paris, 13 August 1976) was a French philosopher and historian of philosophy, specialized in 17th century philosophy.
Maurice Blondel
Maurice Blondel (2 November 1861, Dijon - 4 June 1949, Aix-en-Provence) was a French philosopher.
Maurice Blondel (2 November 1861, Dijon - 4 June 1949, Aix-en-Provence) was a French philosopher.
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Maurice Merleau-Ponty was a French phenomenological philosopher, strongly influenced by Karl Marx, Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger in addition to being closely associated with Jean-Paul Sart...
Maurice Merleau-Ponty was a French phenomenological philosopher, strongly influenced by Karl Marx, Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger in addition to being closely associated with Jean-Paul Sart...
Michel Fattal
Michel Fattal (born in 1954 in Alexandria, Egypt) is an author in French language whose works are translated in particular into Italian language and Polish language.
Michel Fattal (born in 1954 in Alexandria, Egypt) is an author in French language whose works are translated in particular into Italian language and Polish language.
Michel Foucault
Michel Foucault, born Paul-Michel Foucault was a French philosopher, social theorist and historian of ideas.
Michel Foucault, born Paul-Michel Foucault was a French philosopher, social theorist and historian of ideas.
Michèle Pujol
Dr. Michèle Pujol, born in Madaoua, Niger, was a French intellectual, feminist, economist, scholar and human rights activist who lived in British Columbia, Canada.
Dr. Michèle Pujol, born in Madaoua, Niger, was a French intellectual, feminist, economist, scholar and human rights activist who lived in British Columbia, Canada.
Pierre Hadot
Pierre Hadot (Paris, February 21, 1922 – Orsay, April 24, 2010) was a French philosopher and historian of philosophy specializing in ancient philosophy, particularly Neoplatonism.
Pierre Hadot (Paris, February 21, 1922 – Orsay, April 24, 2010) was a French philosopher and historian of philosophy specializing in ancient philosophy, particularly Neoplatonism.
Pierre Lecomte du Noüy
Pierre Lecomte du Noüy (; 1883-1947) was a French biophysicist and philosopher.
Pierre Lecomte du Noüy (; 1883-1947) was a French biophysicist and philosopher.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin SJ was a French philosopher and Jesuit priest who trained as a paleontologist and geologist and took part in the discovery of Peking Man and in followup investigation ...
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin SJ was a French philosopher and Jesuit priest who trained as a paleontologist and geologist and took part in the discovery of Peking Man and in followup investigation ...
Raymond Aron
Raymond-Claude-Ferdinand Aron (March 14, 1905 – October 17, 1983) was a French philosopher, sociologist, journalist and political scientist.
Raymond-Claude-Ferdinand Aron (March 14, 1905 – October 17, 1983) was a French philosopher, sociologist, journalist and political scientist.
Serge-Christophe Kolm
Serge-Christophe Kolm is a French public economist, econometrician, and political philosopher.
Serge-Christophe Kolm is a French public economist, econometrician, and political philosopher.
Simone de Beauvoir
Simone-Ernestine-Lucie-Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir, often shortened to Simone de Beauvoir, was a French existentialist philosopher, public intellectual, political activist, feminist theoris...
Simone-Ernestine-Lucie-Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir, often shortened to Simone de Beauvoir, was a French existentialist philosopher, public intellectual, political activist, feminist theoris...
Sylvain Lazarus
Sylvain Lazarus is a French sociologist, anthropologist and political theorist.
Sylvain Lazarus is a French sociologist, anthropologist and political theorist.
Yves Michaud (philosopher)
Yves Michaud (born July 11, 1944) is a French philosopher.
Yves Michaud (born July 11, 1944) is a French philosopher.
Édouard Le Roy
Édouard Louis Emmanuel Julien Le Roy was a French philosopher and mathematician.
Édouard Louis Emmanuel Julien Le Roy was a French philosopher and mathematician.
Élie Halévy
Élie Halévy was a French philosopher and historian who wrote studies of the British utilitarians, a history of 19th-century England and the acclaimed book of essays, Era of Tyrannies.
Élie Halévy was a French philosopher and historian who wrote studies of the British utilitarians, a history of 19th-century England and the acclaimed book of essays, Era of Tyrannies.
Émile Meyerson
Emile Meyerson was Polish-born French epistemologist, chemist, and philosopher of science.
Emile Meyerson was Polish-born French epistemologist, chemist, and philosopher of science.
Étienne Balibar
Étienne Balibar (born 23 April 1942 in Avallon, Yonne, Bourgogne) is a French Marxist philosopher.
Étienne Balibar (born 23 April 1942 in Avallon, Yonne, Bourgogne) is a French Marxist philosopher.
Étienne Gilson
Étienne Gilson was a French Thomistic philosopher and historian of philosophy.
Étienne Gilson was a French Thomistic philosopher and historian of philosophy.