Alain (philosopher)

Alain
Alain in 1931
Born3 March 1868
Died2 June 1951 (aged 83)
Le Vésinet, France
Other namesEmile Chartier
EducationÉcole 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
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolContinental philosophy
Academic advisorsJules Lagneau [fr][1]
Main interests
Political philosophy

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.

  1. ^ Thomas R. Nevin, Simone Weil: Portrait of a Self-exiled Jew, University of North Carolina Press, 2000, p. 40.