Jean Jolivet (9 January 1925 – 8 March 2018) was a French philosopher and medievalist. He was an authority on Medieval philosophy and honorary director of studies at the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris. He was co-director of the publication series "Études de philosophie médiévale" (founded by Étienne Gilson) for the Vrin Library of philosophy. Jolivet has been an influential mentor for, and collaborator with,

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, particularly in relation to

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. In 1997, a book was published honoring his work, titled ''Langages et philosophie. Hommage à Jean Jolivet. '' (Its English title is ''Languages and Philosophy: A Tribute to Jean Jolivet.'')

Publications

Amongst Jolivet's publications are:Philpapers, Publications by Jean Jolivet
(retrieved 10 January 2011) *''Perspectives médiévales et arabes'', Vrin, 2006 * ''Le siècle de saint Bernard et Abélard'', Fayard, 1982 * ''La Théologie et les arabes'', Editions du Cerf, 2002 * ''La Théologie d'Abélard'', Editions du Cerf, 1997

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jolivet, Jean 1925 births 2018 deaths People from Saint-Cloud École Normale Supérieure alumni Academic staff of the École pratique des hautes études French historians of philosophy 20th-century French philosophers French medievalists