Jean-Philibert Damiron (; 10 January 1794 – 11 January 1862) was a French philosopher.

Biography

Damiron was born at Belleville. At nineteen he entered the École Normale, where he studied under Eugène Burnouf, Abel-Francois Villemain, and Victor Cousin. After teaching for several years in provincial towns, he came to

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, where he lectured on philosophy in various institutions, and finally became professor in the normal school, and titular professor at the Sorbonne. In 1824 he joined Paul-François Dubois and Théodore Simon Jouffroy in establishing '' Le Globe''; and he was also a member of the committee of the society which took for its motto '' Aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera''. In 1833 he was appointed chevalier of the Legion of Honour, and in 1836 member of the Academy of Moral Sciences. Damiron died in Paris.

Works

Damiron works are known for his accounts of French philosophers: * ''Nouveaux mélanges philosophiques de Jouffroy'' (1842), one edition contained a notice of the author, in which Damiron softened and omitted several expressions used by Jouffroy, which were opposed to the system of education adopted by the Sorbonne. * ''De la mutilation des manuscrits de M. Jouffroy'' (1843), an article which gave rise to a bitter controversy, and to a book by Pierre Leroux, . * ''Essai sur l'histoire de la philosophie en France au XIX^e siècle'' (1828, 3rd ed. 1834) * ''Essai sur l'histoire de la philosophie en France au XVII^e siècle'' (1846) * ''Mémoires a servir pour l'histoire de la philosophie en France au XVIII^e siècle'' (1858-1864) * ''Cours de la philosophie'' * ''De la Providence'' (1849, 1850)

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Damiron, Jean Philibert 1794 births 1862 deaths French philosophers University of Paris faculty French male non-fiction writers