Xavier Léon (21 May 1868 in

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– 21 October 1935 in

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) was a

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philosopher and historian of philosophy. In 1893 Léon – together with

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and others – helped found the French philosophical journal ''

Revue de métaphysique et de morale The ''Revue de métaphysique et de morale'' is a French philosophy journal co-founded in 1893 by Léon Brunschvicg, Xavier Léon and Élie Halévy. The journal initially appeared six times a year, but since 1920 has been published quarterly. I ...

''. Léon remained editor of the journal until his death in 1935, when he was succeeded by Dominique Parodi. In 1900 he founded the International Congress of Philosophy, and in 1901 the

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.Paul Edwards, ed., ''The encyclopedia of philosophy'', vol. 6, 1967, p.204 He wrote extensively on

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. He is buried in the Jewish section of Père-Lachaise Cemetery.Gilles Plaut, ''Cimetière du Père-Lachaise: Division israélite'', 1999, p.38

Works

*''La philosophie de Fichte, ses rapports avec la conscience contemporaine'', Paris: F. Alcan, 1902 *''Fichte et son temps'', Paris: A Colin, 1922 *''Établissement et prédication de la doctrine de la liberté : la vie de Fichte jusqu'au départ d'Jéna (1762-1799)'', 1922 *''La lutte pour l'affranchissement national (1806 - 1813)'', 1924 *''Fichte à Berlin (1799 - 1813) : la lutte pour l'affranchissement national (1806 - 1813)'', 1927

References

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