Xavier Léon (21 May 1868,

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- 21 October 1935,

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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. It ...

''. Léon remained editor of the journal until his death in 1935, when he was succeeded by

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. In 1900 he founded the International Congress of Philosophy, and in 1901 the Société Française de Philosophie.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

1868 births 1935 deaths 19th-century French Jews Jewish philosophers 19th-century French philosophers French historians of philosophy French male non-fiction writers People from Boulogne-Billancourt Jewish French writers {{france-philosopher-stub