André-Jean Voelke
André-Jean Voelke (born December 17, 1925 in Trogen ; † August 25, 1991 ) was a Swiss historian of philosophy .
Voelke was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Lausanne from 1979 to 1991 . Cancer tore him from life at an early age.
He worked on Hellenistic philosophy, skepticism and stoicism in the outcome of Wittgenstein's definition of philosophy as therapy.
Fonts (selection)
- The reports with autrui dans la philosophie grecque d'Aristote à Panétius. Vrin, Paris 1961
- L'Idée de volonté dans le stoïcisme. Presses Universitaires de France, Paris 1973
- La philosophy comme therapy de l'âme. Études de philosophie hellénistique. Préface de Pierre Hadot (Vestigia, 12). Cerf, Paris - Éditions Universitaires, Friborg 1993 (collection of articles; contains a list of publications p. 127–131)
Individual evidence
- ^ Pascale Seys, Jean-Pierre Deschepper: Chronique générale. In: Revue Philosophique de Louvain. Volume 91, No. 90, 1993, p. 347.
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SURNAME | Voelke, André-Jean |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss historian of philosophy |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 17, 1925 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Trogen |
DATE OF DEATH | August 25, 1991 |