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François Dagognet

1924 – 2015

French philosopher & academic

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Lived 1924 – 2015 (aged 91). François Dagognet was a French philosopher, philosopher of science and university teacher.

François Dagognet (; 24 April 1924 – 3 October 2015) was a 20th-century French philosopher.

François Dagognet was born in Langres. He studied both science and philosophy, and was a student of Georges Canguilhem. He was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Lyon before becoming Professor of Philosophy at Pantheon-Sorbonne University.

Dagognet wrote extensively on the philosophy of the body.

He died in Avallon.

Works Philosophie biologique. Paris: PUF, 1955. La Raison et les remèdes, essai sur l’imaginaire et le réel dans la thérapeutique contemporaine. Paris: PUF, 1964 Gaston Bachelard: sa vie, son oeuvre, avec un exposé de sa philosophie. Paris: PUF, 1965. Sur Lavoisier, Cahiers pour l’Analyse, vol. 9 (1968) Tableaux et langages de la chimie. Paris: Éditions du Seuil, 1969. Écriture et iconographie. Paris: Vrin, 1974. Pour une théorie générale des formes. Paris: Vrin, 1975. Philosophie de l’image. Paris: Vrin, 1986. Le Cerveau citadelle. Le Plessis-Robinson: Les Empêcheurs de penser en rond, 1992. Etienne-Jules Marey : a passion for the trace, New York: Zone Books, 1992. Georges Canguilhem, philosophe de la vie. Le Plessis-Robinson: Les Empêcheurs de penser en rond, 1997. Le Nombre et le lieu. Paris: Vrin, 2000. Faces, Surfaces, Interfaces. Paris: Vrin, 2003. L’Animal selon Condillac: une introduction au Traité des animaux de Condillac. Paris: Vrin, 2004.

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Faculty of Arts of Paris, Paris Medical Faculty
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Jean Moulin University - Lyon 3, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

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Who was François Dagognet?

French philosopher & academic (1924-2015)

When was François Dagognet born?

François Dagognet was born on 24 April 1924 in Langres.

When did François Dagognet die?

François Dagognet died on 2 October 2015 in Avallon.

What was François Dagognet's occupation?

François Dagognet was a philosopher, philosopher of science and university teacher.

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François Dagognet was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: François Dagognet

· Wikidata: Q3084343

· DBpedia: François Dagognet

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