Antoine de La Garanderie wrote at a period when the questions philosophy asked were themselves being renegotiated.
The record lists Antoine de La Garanderie as French educator and philosopher (1920–2010).
Antoine de La Garanderie was born at Ampoigné in 1920. His recorded nationality is France. He studied at Faculty of Arts of Paris.
Twentieth-century philosophy was marked by war, exile and ideology; many of its central figures wrote in flight or under censorship.
His academic posts were held at Lumière University Lyon 2, Catholic University of the West and Catholic University of Paris.
Philosophical influence is measured in the questions a thinker made unavoidable.
The honours record reads: Montyon Prize (1970), Comenius Medal and Knight of the Legion of Honour (1993).
That the work was done from France matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Antoine de La Garanderie died in 2010, aged 90. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Montyon Prize — 1970
- Comenius Medal
- Knight of the Legion of Honour — 1993
- Held posts at Lumière University Lyon 2, Catholic University of the West and Catholic University of Paris
