Rémi Brague

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

Rémi Brague is a French historian of philosophy specializing in Islamic, Jewish, and Christian thought of the Middle Ages. He is professor emeritus of Arabic and religious philosophy at the Sorbonne and Romano Guardini chair of philosophy (emeritus) at LMU Munich.

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2024Grand prix catholique de littératureAward2022Officer of the National Order of MeritAward2015Aquinas MedalAward2013Officer of the Legion of HonourAward2012Ratzinger PrizeAward2009Grand prix de philosophieAward2008Basilicata PrizeAward2005Lucien Dupont PrizeAward1988CNRS bronze medalAward1947Born8 September 1947

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To know that a human being truly is, he must be examined in the arena where he most fully realizes his nature, thus where he is most truly himself.
The Wisdom of the World, p. 2, Own words
If we look at the parpens piled up on the building site or at the block of bronze, nothing about them manifests that they are suited to being a house or a statue. ...
"Aristotle's Definition of Motion and its Ontological Implications," Graduate Faculty Philosophy Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, p. 12, Own words