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Louis Lavelle

French academic (1883-1951) · France · On the map · Academics · Died at 68

Louis Lavelle was a French philosopher, considered one of the greatest French metaphysicians of the twentieth century. His magnum opus, La Dialectique de l'éternel présent (1922), is a systematic metaphysical work.

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Broquette-Gonin prize1943
Knight of the Legion of Honour1932

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Lavelle's other principal works include De l'Être (1928), De l'Acte (1937), Du Temps et de l'Eternité (1945), and De l'Âme Humaine (1951).

Country
France
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1883 to 1951 · aged 68