Barbara Cassin

French philologist and philosopher · France · On the map · Academics · Born 1947 · age 79

Barbara Cassin is a French philologist and philosopher. She was elected to the Académie Française on 4 May 2018. Cassin is the recipient of the Grand Prize of Philosophy of the Académie Française. She is an emeritus research director at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Paris.

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2020Commandeur des Arts et des LettresAward2019Officer of the National Order of MeritAward2018CNRS Gold medalAward2014Knight of the Legion of HonourAward2012Grand prix de philosophieAward1947Born24 October 1947

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Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres2020

Officer of the National Order of Merit2019

CNRS Gold medal2018

Knight of the Legion of Honour2014

Grand prix de philosophie2012

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She is a program director at the International College of Philosophy and the director of its Scientific Council and member of its board of directors. She was a director of Collège international de philosophie established by Jacques Derrida. In 2006 she succeeded Jonathan Barnes to the directorship of the leading centre of excellence in Ancient philosophy, Centre Leon-Robin, at the Sorbonne. In recent years she has been teaching seminars and writing books in partnership with Alain Badiou.

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