Jean-Louis Vieillard-Baron

Jean-Louis Vieillard-Baron

Jean-Louis Vieillard-Baron in 2013
Born 1944
Alma mater École Normale Supérieure
Occupation Philosopher

Jean-Louis Vieillard-Baron (born 1944) is a French Roman Catholic philosopher. He is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Poitiers and Professor of the Philosophy of Religion at the Institut Catholique de Paris. He is the author of many books about Bergson and Hegel. He is an expert on spiritualism.

Early life

Jean-Louis Vieillard-Baron was born in 1944.[1] He graduated from the École Normale Supérieure in Saint-Cloud.[2] He received a Doctorate and the Agrégation in Philosophy in 1976.[2]

Career

Vieillard-Baron was a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Poitiers, where he was the director of a research centre about Karl Marx and Hegel, later about Hegel and German idealism.[1][3] Additionally, he was the recipient of fellowships from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to conduct research at the Hegel-Archiv.[4] He was also the founder and president of the Association Louis Lavelle in 1989.[1]

Vieillard-Baron is Professor of the Philosophy of Religion at the Institut Catholique de Paris.[4] He is an expert on spiritualism.[1]

Works

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Peillon, Antoine (June 12, 2015). "Jean-Louis Vieillard-Baron, philosophe " La communauté véritable est spirituelle "". La Croix. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Jean-Louis Vieillard-Baron". Presses Universitaires de France. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  3. "JEAN-LOUIS VIEILLARD-BARON". University of Poitiers.
  4. 1 2 "Conférences du mercredi du CRHI et de la SAPHI". Société Française d’Esthétique. Retrieved April 19, 2016.


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