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Jean-Marie Guyau

Born

in Laval, France

October 28, 1854

Died

March 31, 1888

Genre

Philosophy, Poetry

Influences

Immanuel Kant, Epicurus, Epictetus, Herbert Spencer, Plato, Victor Hug ...more

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Jean-Marie Guyau was a french philosopher and poet. Through his stepfather, the noted French philosopher Alfred Fouillée, he soon knew about Plato and Kant, who strongly influenced him. With this background, he was able to attain his Bachelor of Arts at only 17 years of age, and at this time, translated the Handbook of Epictetus. At 19, he published his 1300-page Mémoire that, a year later in 1874, won a prize from the French Academy of Moral and Political Sciences and helped to earn him a philosophy lectureship at the Lycée Condorcet.

Guyau's works primarily analyze and respond to modern philosophy, especially moral philosophy. Largely seen as an Epicurean, he viewed English utilitarianism as a modern version of Epicureanism. Although an e ...more

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	Esquisse d'une morale sans obligation ni sanction 3.93 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1885 — 90 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Стоицизм и христианство. Эпиктет, Марк Аврелий и Паскаль by Jean-Marie Guyau, Жан Мари Гюйо, И. Нахамкис (пер.) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Non-Religion Of The Future: A Sociological Study (1897) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015 — 90 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vers d'un Philosophe really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Genèse de l'idée de temps liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1890 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ethics of Epicurus and its Relation to Contemporary Doctrines, The by Jean-Marie Guyau, Keith Ansell-Pearson (Editor), Matthew Sharpe (Series Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La morale d'Epicure : et ses rapports avec les doctrines contemporaines by Jean-Marie Guyau, Jean-Baptiste Gourinat (Préface), Gilbert Romeyer-Dherbey really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1878 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Education and Heredity: A study in Sociology it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1889 — 91 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Morale d’Épicure et ses rapports avec les doctrines contemporaines it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Contre l'idée de sanction really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1883 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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