Étienne Gilson
| Étienne Gilson | |
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| Born |
13 June 1884 Paris, France |
| Died | 19 September 1978 (aged 94) Auxerre, France |
| Alma mater |
University of Paris Collège de France |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Thomism, neo-Scholasticism |
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Main interests
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Theology, metaphysics, politics, literature, history of philosophy |
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Notable ideas
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The Thomistic distinction between being and essence |
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Influences
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Étienne Gilson (French: [ʒilsɔ̃]; 13 June 1884 – 19 September 1978) was a French philosopher and historian of philosophy. A scholar of medieval philosophy, he originally specialised in the thought of Descartes, yet also philosophized in the tradition of Thomas Aquinas, although he did not consider himself either a neo-Scholastic or neo-Thomist philosopher. In 1946 he attained the distinction of being elected an "Immortal" (member) of the Académie française.
Born in Paris into a Roman Catholic family originally from Burgundy, Gilson attended the minor seminary at Notre-Dame-des-Champs, then finished his secondary education at the Lycée Henri IV. After finishing his military service, during which he began to read René Descartes, he studied for his licence (bachelor's degree), focusing on the influence of scholasticism on Cartesian thought. After studying at the Sorbonne under Victor Delbos (1862–1916) and Lucien Lévy-Bruhl and at the Collège de France under Henri Bergson, he finished his degree in Philosophy in 1906. In 1908 he married Thérèse Ravisé of Melun, and he taught in the high schools of Bourg-en-Bresse, Rochefort, Tours, Saint-Quentin and Angers.
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