Jean Cavaillès
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"Cavaillès" redirects here. For the painter, see Jules Cavaillès. For the French wine grape, see Len de l'El.
Jean Cavaillès (/ˌkævaɪˈɛs/; French: [ʒɑ̃ kavajɛs]; 15 May 1903 – 4 April 1944) was a French philosopher and logician who specialized in philosophy of mathematics and philosophy of science. He took part in the French Resistance within the Libération movement and was arrested by the Gestapo on 17 February 1944 and shot on 4 April 1944.
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Born | (1903-05-15)15 May 1903 |
Died | 4 April 1944(1944-04-04) (aged 40) |
Education | École Normale Supérieure University of Paris |
Era | 20th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Continental philosophy French historical epistemology[1] |
Main interests | Philosophy of mathematics |
Notable ideas | Philosophy of the concept,[2] dialectics of the concept (dialectique du concept) |
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