Jean-Pierre de Crousaz is remembered for arguments the next generation could not ignore.
The record lists Jean-Pierre de Crousaz as philosopher (1663-1750).
Jean-Pierre de Crousaz was born at Lausanne in 1663. His recorded nationality is Switzerland. He studied at Leiden University and University of Lausanne.
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 University of Lausanne and University of Groningen.
A philosophical position survives not by being proved but by resisting every attempt to dispose of it.
That the work was done from Switzerland matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Jean-Pierre de Crousaz died in 1750, aged 87. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Held posts at University of Lausanne and University of Groningen
