Maine de Biran

Maine de Biran
Born
François-Pierre-Gontier de Biran

(1766-11-29)29 November 1766
Grateloup near Bergerac, Périgord, France
Died20 July 1824(1824-07-20) (aged 57)
Paris, France
EducationUniversity of Poitiers (LL.B.)
EraModern philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolFrench spiritualism
Notable ideas
Volo, ergo sum ("I will, therefore I am")[1]

François-Pierre-Gontier de Biran (/bɪˈrɑːn/; 29 November 1766 – 20 July 1824), usually known as Maine de Biran[a] (French: [mɛn biʁɑ̃]), was a French philosopher.

  1. ^ Horst Albert Glaser and György Mihály Vajda, eds. (2000). Die Wende Von Der Aufklärung Zur Romantik 1760-1820: Epoche Im Überblick. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing, p. 325.
  2. ^ Encyclopædia Universalis (1995); Robert des noms propres (1974).


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