Main interests Metaphysics, Morality Role Philosopher Influenced by Maine de Biran | Name Louis Lavelle Areas of interest Morality, Metaphysics Region Western philosophy | |
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Born July 15, 1883 Saint-Martin-de-Villereal Notable ideas Classification of values, participation in the Absolute (participation a l'Absolu) Died September 1, 1951, Parranquet, France Schools of thought Spiritualism, Continental philosophy Books The Dilemma of Narcissus, BusinessWeek Fast Track: The Best B-Schools | ||
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Louis Lavelle (July 15, 1883 – September 1, 1951) was a French philosopher. His magnum opus is La Dialectique de l'eternel present (1922), a systematic metaphysical work. Lavelle's other principal works include De l'Etre (1928), De l'Acte (1937), Du Temps et de l'Eternite (1945), and De l'Ame Humaine (1951).
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Biography
From the inside dust jacket cover of his book Evil and Suffering: "Louis Lavelle was born in France in 1883 and died there in 1951, one of the most prominent Christian Philosophers of our time. He was Professor at the College de France; at the Sorbonne; and lectured at German, Italian, Swiss, Belgian and Dutch universities. In 1947 he was recognized for his many philosophical and religious writings, and named to the Academie des sciences morales et politiques. Evil and Suffering is the first of his philosophical works to be published in this country."
Major publications
Lavelle's other writings include La dialectique du monde sensible: Lu perception visuelle de la profondeur (1921), La conscience de soi (1933), La presence totale (1934), L'Erreur de Narcisse (1939), Le Mal et la Souffrance (1940), La Parole et l'Ecriture (1947), and Les puissances du Moi (1948).