Henri Lefebvre

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Henri Lefebvre
Lefebvre in 1971
Born(1901-06-16)16 June 1901
Hagetmau, France
Died29 June 1991(1991-06-29) (aged 90)
Navarrenx, France
Alma materUniversity of Paris (MA, 1920;[1] DrE, 1954)[2]
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolContinental philosophy
Western Marxism
Hegelian Marxism
Doctoral studentsJean Baudrillard
Main interests
Notable ideas
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Henri Lefebvre (/ləˈfɛvrə/ lə-FEV-rə; French: [ɑ̃ʁi ləfɛvʁ]; 16 June 1901 – 29 June 1991) was a French Marxist philosopher and sociologist, best known for pioneering the critique of everyday life, for introducing the concepts of the right to the city and the production of social space, and for his work on dialectical materialism, alienation, and criticism of Stalinism, existentialism, and structuralism. In his prolific career, Lefebvre wrote more than sixty books and three hundred articles.[4] He founded or took part in the founding of several intellectual and academic journals such as Philosophies, La Revue Marxiste, Arguments, Socialisme ou Barbarie, and Espaces et Sociétés.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Schrift p. 152 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Schrift (2006), p. 153.
  3. ^ Ian H. Birchall, Sartre against Stalinism, Berghahn Books, 2004, p. 176: "Sartre praised highly [Lefebvre's] work on sociological methodology, saying of it: 'It remains regrettable that Lefebvre has not found imitators among other Marxist intellectuals'."
  4. ^ Shields, Rob (1999). Lefebvre Love and Struggle. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-09370-5.
  5. ^ Caves, R. W. (2004). Encyclopedia of the City. Routledge. p. 427. ISBN 9780415252256.