Étienne Gilson
French historian and philosopher (1884–1978) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Étienne Henri Gilson (French: [ʒilsɔ̃]; 13 June 1884 – 19 September 1978) was a French philosopher and historian of philosophy. A scholar of medieval philosophy, he originally specialised in the thought of Descartes; he also philosophized in the tradition of Thomas Aquinas, although he did not consider himself a neo-Thomist philosopher. In 1946 he attained the distinction of being elected an "Immortal" (member) of the Académie française. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.[4]
Étienne Gilson | |
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Born | Étienne Henri Gilson (1884-06-13)13 June 1884 Paris, France |
Died | 19 September 1978(1978-09-19) (aged 94) Auxerre, France |
Alma mater | University of Paris Collège de France |
Era | 20th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Thomism Neo-Scholasticism |
Doctoral advisor | Victor Delbos[1] |
Other academic advisors | Lucien Lévy-Bruhl, Henri Bergson, Victor Delbos |
Doctoral students | Anton Charles Pegis[2] |
Main interests | Theology, metaphysics, politics, literature, history of philosophy |
Notable ideas | The Thomistic distinction between being and essence Coining the term "mathematicism"[3][better source needed] |
In 2009, the International Étienne Gilson Society was created “to promote the thought of Étienne Gilson and classical philosophy in the academy and culture.” It publishes a journal, Studia Gilsoniana.[5]