In the history of thought, Jean-Baptiste du Hamel is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Jean-Baptiste du Hamel as French philosopher (1624–1706).
Jean-Baptiste du Hamel was born at Vire in 1624. His recorded nationality is France. He studied at Collège du Mont.
This was the century in which philosophy separated itself from theology and began to ask what could be known with certainty.
His academic posts were held at Collège de France.
The discipline keeps its dead in print, because the arguments are still open.
That the work was done from France matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Jean-Baptiste du Hamel died in 1706, aged 82. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Held posts at Collège de France
