Alain (philosopher)
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Émile-Auguste Chartier (French: [ʃaʁtje]; 3 March 1868 – 2 June 1951), commonly known as Alain ([alɛ̃]), was a French philosopher, journalist, essayist, pacifist, and teacher of philosophy. He adopted his pseudonym as the most banal he could find. There is no evidence he ever thought in so doing of the 15th century Norman poet Alain Chartier.
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Born | 3 March 1868 Mortagne-au-Perche, Orne, France |
Died | 2 June 1951 (aged 83) Le Vésinet, France |
Other names | Emile Chartier |
Education | École Normale Supérieure (B.A., 1892) ; National degrees: Baccalaureate in humanities and in sciences: agrégation de philosophie (competitive examination for national teaching licence) Sorbonne: license in philosophie |
Era | 20th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Continental philosophy |
Academic advisors | Jules Lagneau [fr][1] |
Main interests | Political philosophy |
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