Vladimir Jankélévitch
Vladimir Jankélévitch · Philosophy & Social Sciences
French philosopher of morals and of music
1903, Bourges, France — 1985, Paris, France
France · Paris
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Vladimir Jankélévitch was a French philosopher who wrote subtle studies of moral life — of forgiveness, of the 'almost nothing' and the ineffable — and of music, especially Fauré, Debussy and Ravel. A member of the Resistance during the Occupation, he taught for decades at the Sorbonne and refused all reconciliation with German culture after the Shoah. He was born to a family of Russian Jewish immigrants, and his Jewish identity was central to his post-war ethical writing.
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French philosopher of morals and of music
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