Jacques Bouveresse | |
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| Born | 20 August 1940 |
| Died | 9 May 2021 (aged 80) |
| Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy[1] |
| Institutions | Collège de France |
Main interests | Philosophy of science, epistemology, philosophy of mathematics |
Notable ideas | Criticism of structuralism[2] |
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Jacques Bouveresse (French: [buvʁɛs]; 20 August 1940 – 9 May 2021) was a French philosopher who wrote on subjects including Ludwig Wittgenstein, Robert Musil, Karl Kraus, philosophy of science, epistemology, philosophy of mathematics and analytical philosophy. Bouveresse was called "an avis rara among the better known French philosophers in his championing of critical standards of thought."[4]
He was Professor Emeritus at the Collège de France where until 2010 he held the chair of philosophy of language and epistemology. His disciple Claudine Tiercelin was appointed to a chair of metaphysics and philosophy of knowledge upon his retirement.
- ^ Alan D. Schrift (2006), Twentieth-Century French Philosophy: Key Themes and Thinkers, Blackwell Publishing, p. 76.
- ^ Jean-Jacques Rosat, "Les devoirs du philosophe envers la vérité" Archived 29 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine, "Préface à Essais IV", 2004.
- ^ "Vuillemin's eulogy by Jacques Bouveresse" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ Merquior, JG (1991). Foucault. London: FontanaPress. p. 154. ISBN 0-00-686226-8.