Jean Wahl
Jean Wahl · Philosophy & Social Sciences
French philosopher of existentialism
1888, Marseille, France — 1974, Paris, France
France · United States
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Jean Wahl was a leading French philosopher who introduced existentialism, Hegel, Kierkegaard and Anglo-American thought to French readers, teaching at the Sorbonne. He was Jewish; interned by the Vichy regime, he escaped and spent the war years teaching in the United States before returning to France. His seminars and writings shaped mid-century French philosophy.
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French philosopher of existentialism
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