Vladimir Jankélévitch facts for kids
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Vladimir Jankélévitch
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| Born | 31 August 1903 Bourges, France
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| Died | 6 June 1985 (aged 81) Paris, France
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| Alma mater | École normale supérieure University of Lille |
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Notable work
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Le traité des vertus; Le-je-ne-sais-quoi et le presque-rien; Le paradoxe de la morale; La mort; L'Irréversible et la nostalgie |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Continental philosophy Bergsonism Philosophy of life |
| Institutions | University of Toulouse University of Lille University of Paris Paris I University |
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Main interests
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Metaphysics, Ethics, Music, Temporality |
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Vladimir Jankélévitch (pronounced: zhan-keh-leh-VEETCH; 31 August 1903 – 6 June 1985) was a French thinker. He was known as a philosopher and a musicologist. This means he studied deep questions about life and also knew a lot about music.
Life and Education
Vladimir Jankélévitch was born in France. His parents were Russian Jewish people who had moved there.
Early Studies
In 1922, he began studying philosophy. He went to the École normale supérieure in Paris. There, he learned from a famous professor named Henri Bergson.
In 1924, Vladimir finished his first big paper. It was like a master's thesis. The paper was about a topic called Le Traité : la dialectique. Ennéade I 3 de Plotin.
Teaching Career
From 1927 to 1932, Vladimir taught in Prague. He worked at the Institut Français. During this time, he also wrote his doctorate paper. This paper was about the ideas of Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling.
He came back to France in 1933. He taught at different schools and universities. These included the Lycée du Parc in Lyon, and universities in Toulouse and Lille.
World War II and Beyond
In 1941, during World War II, Vladimir joined the French Resistance. This group secretly fought against the occupation of France.
After the war, in 1951, he became a professor. He taught Moral Philosophy at the Sorbonne. He taught there until 1978.
In May 1968, there were big student protests in France. Vladimir was one of the few professors who supported the students.
See also
In Spanish: Vladimir Jankélévitch para niños
