In the history of thought, Roger Caillois is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Roger Caillois as French author and philosopher (1913-1978).
Roger Caillois was born at Reims in 1913. His recorded nationality is France. He studied at Lycée Louis-le-Grand and École Normale Supérieure.
Around the turn of the twentieth century philosophy split into traditions that largely stopped reading one another.
His academic posts were held at United Nations.
His principal work is Man, Play and Games. The discipline keeps its dead in print, because the arguments are still open.
Recognition followed: Officer of the Legion of Honour and Marcel Proust Prize (1978).
That the work was done from France matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Roger Caillois died in 1978, aged 65. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Marcel Proust Prize — 1978
- Notable work: Man, Play and Games
- Held posts at United Nations
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