Jean-François Mattéi belongs to the philosophical record as a figure whose arguments outlasted the disputes that prompted them.
The record lists Jean-François Mattéi as French philosopher (1941–2014).
Jean-François Mattéi was born at Oran in 1941. His recorded nationality is France. He studied at Sciences Po Aix-en-Provence and Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris IV.
Twentieth-century philosophy was marked by war, exile and ideology; many of its central figures wrote in flight or under censorship.
Philosophy advances by objection: an argument matters if serious people spend years attacking it.
Recognition followed: Knight of the Legion of Honour, Montyon Prize (2008) and Cardinal Mercier Prize for International Philosophy (2001).
That the work was done from France matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Jean-François Mattéi died in 2014, aged 73. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Montyon Prize — 2008
- Cardinal Mercier Prize for International Philosophy — 2001
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