André Lalande (19 July, 1867

Dijon Dijon (, ; ; in Burgundian language (Oïl), Burgundian: ''Digion'') is a city in and the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Côte-d'Or Departments of France, department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in eas ...

– 15 November, 1964 Asnières) was a French

philosopher Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

. In 1904, he was appointed Professor of philosophy at the

University of Paris The University of Paris (), known Metonymy, metonymically as the Sorbonne (), was the leading university in Paris, France, from 1150 to 1970, except for 1793–1806 during the French Revolution. Emerging around 1150 as a corporation associated wit ...

. Whilst still at school in 1883-4 he was taught by

Émile Durkheim David Émile Durkheim (; or ; 15 April 1858 – 15 November 1917) was a French Sociology, sociologist. Durkheim formally established the academic discipline of sociology and is commonly cited as one of the principal architects of modern soci ...

, whom he greatly appreciated. His notes have provided the basis for the publication ''Durkheim's Philosophy Lectures: Notes from the Lycée de Sens Course, 1883–1884'' in 2004. His doctoral thesis was entitled ''L'idée directrice de la dissolution opposée à celle de l'évolution''. In 1901, he was one of the founders of the French Philosophical Society.

Works

* 1893: ''Lectures sur la philosophic des sciences'', Paris * 1899: ''L'idée directrice de la dissolution opposée à celle de l'évolution'' Paris (revised and reissued as ''Les illusions évolutionnistes'', Paris, 1930) * 1899 ''Quid de Mathematica vel Rationali vel Naturali Senserit Baconus Verulamius'', Paris, 1899 (in Latin) * ''Précis raisonné de morale pratique'', Paris: Hachette * 1929 ''Les théories de l'induction et de l'expérimentation'', Paris: Boivin * 1948 ''La raison et les normes'', Paris, 1948. * 1960 ''Vocabulaire technique et critique de la philosophic'' 8Paris: Presses Universitaires de France

References

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