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Louis Lavelle

1883 - 1951

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Louis Lavelle (; French: [lavɛl]; July 15, 1883 – September 1, 1951) was a French philosopher, considered one of the greatest French metaphysicians of the twentieth century. His magnum opus, La Dialectique de l'éternel présent (1922), is a systematic metaphysical work. Lavelle's other principal works include De l'Être (1928), De l'Acte (1937), Du Temps et de l'Eternité (1945), and De l'Âme Humaine (1951). In his works, Lavelle dealt with themes such as axiology, aesthetics, the problem of evil, morality, and freedom of the spirit. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Lavelle is the 884th most popular philosopher (down from 653rd in 2019), the 3,115th most popular biography from France (down from 2,047th in 2019) and the 109th most popular French Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Louis Lavelle ranks 884 out of 1,267. Before him are Hermippus of Smyrna, Hugo Kołłątaj, Alexander Zinoviev, Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, Paul de Man, and Alain Finkielkraut. After him are Gómez Pereira, Albrecht Ritschl, Gaudapada, Liu Yuxi, Georges Florovsky, and Ernest Nagel.

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Among people born in 1883, Louis Lavelle ranks 133. Before him are Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz, Richard Ruoff, Andrei Bubnov, Václav Talich, Cho Man-sik, and Edwin Sutherland. After him are Giovanni Pastrone, Prince Arthur of Connaught, Fyodor Sergeyev, Mauritz Stiller, István Friedrich, and Olga Kameneva. Among people deceased in 1951, Louis Lavelle ranks 89. Before him are Karl Koller, Erich Neumann, Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov, Lippo Hertzka, Paula von Preradović, and Vasiliy Ulrikh. After him are Fumiko Hayashi, Henry Carton de Wiart, László Almásy, István Friedrich, André Gobert, and Charles Dillon Perrine.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis Lavelle ranks 3,115 out of 6,770. Before him are Louise Bertin (1805), Élisabeth de Bourbon (1614), Bernard Chiarelli (1934), Marie Antoinette Murat (1793), Alain Finkielkraut (1949), and Djibril Cissé (1981). After him are Napoléon Henri Reber (1807), Champfleury (1821), Yves Robert (1920), Eugène Emmanuel Amaury Duval (1808), Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval (1715), and François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie (1671).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, Louis Lavelle ranks 109. Before him are Peter John Olivi (1248), Jean Guitton (1901), Denis Pétau (1583), Claude Lefort (1924), William of Conches (1080), and Alain Finkielkraut (1949). After him are Beatus Rhenanus (1485), Pierre Daniel Huet (1630), Firmin Abauzit (1679), Pierre Nicole (1625), Édouard Le Roy (1870), and Michel Marcel Navratil (1908).

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