Pierre Aubenque

Pierre Aubenque (23 July 1929 – 23 February 2020) was a French philosopher.[1] He was strongly focused on Aristotle.

Pierre Aubenque
Born	23 July 1929 L'Isle-Jourdain, France
Died	23 February 2020 (aged 90) Versailles, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	Philosopher

Biography

Aubenque was a student at the École normale supérieure in Paris and earned his Agrégation in philosophy in 1950.[2] He became an assistant professor at the University of Montpellier, then a professor at the University of Franche-Comté and Aix-Marseille University. In 1969, he began teaching philosophy at Sorbonne University. He also wrote many works published by Éditions Beauchesne.

Works

• Le problème de l'être chez Aristote (1962)
• La prudence chez Aristote (1963)
• Sénèque (1964)
• La prudence chez Kant (1975)
• Histoire de la philosophie (1979)
• Concepts et catégories dans la pensée antique (1980)
• Aristote et les choses humaines (1998)
• Dictionnaire des philosophes (1998)
• Faut-il déconstruire la métaphysique ? (2009)
• Problèmes aristotéliciens. Philosophie théorique (2009)
• Problèmes aristotéliciens. Philosophie pratique (2011)

References

1. "Mort du philosophe Pierre Aubenque". Philosophie Magazine (in French). 27 February 2020.
2. "Les agrégés de l'enseignement secondaire. Répertoire 1809-1960". Ressources numériques en histoire de l'éducation (in French).