Dominique Lecourt wrote at a period when the questions philosophy asked were themselves being renegotiated.
The record lists Dominique Lecourt as French philosopher (1944–2022).
Dominique Lecourt was born at 16th arrondissement of Paris in 1944. His recorded nationality is France. He studied at École Normale Supérieure and Jean Moulin University - Lyon 3.
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 Paris Diderot University and Paris Nanterre University.
The recorded fields of work are philosophy, philosophy of science and ethics.
Philosophical influence is measured in the questions a thinker made unavoidable.
The honours record reads: Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the National Order of Merit and Louis Marin Prize (2010).
That the work was done from France matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Dominique Lecourt died in 2022, aged 78. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Knight of the National Order of Merit
- Louis Marin Prize — 2010
- Held posts at Paris Diderot University and Paris Nanterre University
- Fields: philosophy, philosophy of science and ethics
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