Pierre Magnard

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Pierre Magnard (born August 24, 1927 in Casablanca ) is a French philosopher and professor emeritus with a focus on the history of philosophy .

Magnard studied philosophy at the University of Paris , where among his teachers were Gaston Bachelard , Jean Beaufret , Henri Gouhier and Maurice Merleau-Ponty . After completing his degree, doctorate and a few years in higher education, Magnard became professor of philosophy at the University of Poitiers in 1978 , and since 1988 at the Sorbonne , where he is now emeritus . The main focus of Magnard's work is the history of modern philosophy, where he has dealt with thinkers such as Carolus Bovillus , Nicolaus Cusanus , Michel de Montaigne and Blaise Pascal and edited their works.

For his book Questions à l'humanisme Magnard received the “Grand prix de Philosophie” (2001) from the Académie française .

Fonts

  • Questions à l'humanisme , Paris: PUF, 2000, ISBN 2-13-051144-9
  • (Ed.): La dignité de l'homme (Actes du colloque tenu à la Sorbonne-Paris IV en novembre 1992), Paris: Champion, 1995, ISBN 2-85203-435-2
  • (Ed.): Métaphysique de l'esprit (Actes du colloque tenu en Sorbonne les 17-18-19 Novembre 1995), Paris: Vrin, 1996, ISBN 2-7116-1290-2
  • (Ed.): Fureurs, héroïsme et métamorphoses , Louvain & Paris: Peeters, 2007, ISBN 978-90-429-1839-9
personal data
SURNAME Magnard, Pierre
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French philosopher
DATE OF BIRTH August 24, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Casablanca