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Marcel Conche

1922 – 2022

French philosopher

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About Marcel Conche

Lived 1922 – 2022 (aged 99). Marcel Conche was a French philosopher and university teacher.

Marcel Conche (; 27 March 1922 – 27 February 2022) was a French philosopher and emeritus professor at the Paris-Sorbonne University.

Biography Marcel Conche was born in Altillac, France.

Academic work "Philosophizing ad infinitum" has been published by SUNY (State University of New York) Press, June 2014. It is the translation of one of his major works: "Philosopher à l'infini", published by PUF, in 2005.

An older publication (2003), the Tao Te Ching translation and comments in French, follows the format of previous works, such as Héraclite - Fragments (fragments of Heraclitus): French translation of the original text Commentary in the immediately ensuing chapter

In this book he draws an interesting parallel between the nearly contemporaries Lao Zi (see Tao Te Ching) and Heraclitus: the river of the Greek is compared to the Dao of the Chinese.

In some cases (such as the Heraclitus) the text (as handed down by tradition, copyists, historians or other authors quoting the now unavailable original text) is reordered to follow a more logical order, from the simplest of principles to the most advanced.

In 2016, Conche sat for an interview that has been documented in the revue Le Cahier des Rencontres Philosophiques de Monaco.

He was created a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and a Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour.

Conche died on 27 February 2022, at the age of 99, a month shy of turning 100.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Faculty of Arts of Paris, Lycée Edmond Perrier
Employers
University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
Awards
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎; Knight of the Legion of Honour; Langlois prize

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Marcel Conche's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Marcel Conche?

French philosopher (1922–2022)

When was Marcel Conche born?

Marcel Conche was born on 27 March 1922 in Altillac.

When did Marcel Conche die?

Marcel Conche died on 27 February 2022 in Val-Revermont.

What was Marcel Conche's occupation?

Marcel Conche was a philosopher and university teacher.

What nationality was Marcel Conche?

Marcel Conche was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Marcel Conche

· Wikidata: Q3288822

· DBpedia: Marcel Conche

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