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Jean-Marie Guyau

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Jean-Marie Guyau

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Also known as Jean Marie Guyau

French writer and philosopher (1854-1888)

Key facts

Born
( 1854-10-28 ) 28 October 1854, Laval, Mayenne , France
Died
31 March 1888 (1888-03-31) (aged 33), Menton , France
Era
19th-century philosophy
Region
Western philosophy
School
Philosophy of life
Main interests
Metaphysics , ethics , aesthetics
Notable ideas
Morality without obligation

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Jean-Marie
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Laval
Place of death
Menton
Mother
G. Bruno
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Field of work
philosophy
Image
Jean-Marie Guyau.jpg
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writing language
French
Commons category
Jean-Marie Guyau
date of birth
1854-10-28
date of death
1888-03-31
cause of death
tuberculosis
manner of death
natural causes
name in native language
Jean-Marie Guyau
Commons Creator page
Jean-Marie Guyau
contributed to creative work
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Works in European collections

5 objects attributed to Jean-Marie Guyau, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Jean-Marie Guyau (28 October 1854 – 31 March 1888) was a French philosopher and poet.

Guyau was inspired by the philosophies of Epicurus, Epictetus, Plato, Immanuel Kant, Herbert Spencer, and Alfred Fouillée, and the poetry and literature of Pierre Corneille, Victor Hugo, and Alfred de Musset.

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