About Jean Lacoste
Born 1950. Jean Lacoste is a French philosopher, translator and germanist.
Jean Lacoste (born 1950 in Paris) is a French-German philosopher, scholar and essayist. He is known for his research on Nietzsche, Goethe, Walter Benjamin and Ernst Cassirer. He is currently a philosophy professor at the Ecole Normale Supérieure.
Publications La Philosophie aujourd'hui La philosophie de l'art Goethe Les chemins du labyrinthe Qu'est-Ce Que Le Beau Goethe, science et philosophie Le "Voyage en Italie" de Goethe La philosophie au XXème siècle. Introduction à la pensée. philosophique. contemporaine. Essai et textes, Paris, Hatier, 1988
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French philosopher (born 1950)
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Jean Lacoste is a philosopher, translator and germanist.
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