Family Child
Corinne Enaudeau
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Jean-François Lyotard
1924-08-10 – 1998-04-21
Life & Legacy
Jean-François Lyotard (; French: [ʒɑ̃ fʁɑ̃swa ljɔtaʁ]; 10 August 1924 – 21 April 1998) was a French philosopher, sociologist, and literary theorist. His interdisciplinary discourse spans such topics as epistemology and communication, the human body, modern art and postmodern art, literature and critical theory, music, film, time and memory, space, the city and landscape, the sublime, and the relation between aesthetics and politics. He is best known for his articulation of postmodernism after the late 1970s and the analysis of the impact of postmodernity on the human condition. Lyotard was a key personality in contemporary continental philosophy and authored 26 books and many articles. He was a director of the International College of Philosophy founded by Jacques Derrida, François Châtelet, Jean-Pierre Faye, and Dominique Lecourt.
Occupation & Career
philosopher, philologist, writer, linguist, epistemologist, sociologist, literary theorist, university teacher, literary critic, teacher
Education
Lycée Louis-le-Grand; University of Paris; Paris Nanterre University
Legacy Highlights
Employer
Emory University · Paris 8 University · Paris Nanterre University · Prytanée National Militaire · University of California, Irvine · University of Paris · University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
Organizations & Memberships
Pouvoir ouvrier · Socialisme ou Barbarie
Education & Institutions
Lycée Louis-le-Grand · Paris Nanterre University · University of Paris
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Sources & Provenance
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