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Camille Riquier was born on 7 May 1974. He is a French philosopher and professor at the Catholic University of Paris (in French, Institut Catholique de Paris (ICP). He is also a jury member for Les Rencontres Philosophiques de Monaco. In 2010, he won the Prix La Bruyère, awarded by the Academie Française for his work, Archéologie de Bergson.

Born (1974-05-07) May 7, 1974 (age 52)
AwardsPrix La Bruyère, 2010
EducationParis 4
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Camille Riquier
Born (1974-05-07) May 7, 1974 (age 52)
AwardsPrix La Bruyère, 2010
Education
EducationParis 4
ThesisBergson's time and methode (2007)
Jean-Luc Marion
Philosophical work
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsInstitut Catholique de Paris (professor)
PhiloMonaco (jury member)
Main interests
French philosophy: Bergson, Sartre, Péguy
Notable works
Archéologie de Bergson
WebsiteInstitut Catholique de Paris - Faculty Page
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Background

Riquier achieved agregation in philosophy in 2000.[1] He completed his doctoral thesis, Temps et méthode chez Bergson, in 2007 at Paris-Sorbonne University (Paris 4), under the direction of Jean-Luc Marion.[2] He then became a professor at the Catholic University of Paris.[3] He completed a habilitation to direct research at Panthéon-Sorbonne University (Paris 1) in 2018.[1]

Career

He is a member of the editorial team at Espirit, a French literary magazine.[4][5] He is also a member of the editorial committee for the revue Alter and for Philosophie magazine.

In 2010, he awarded the Prix La Bruyère by the French Academy for his work, Archéologie de Bergson.[6][5]

In 2019, he wrote the obituary for Jean-Louis Chrétien for Libération magazine.[7]

He is a specialist on the works of Henri Bergson[8] and also writes about Péguy[8] and Sartre.[3] He is coeditor of Annales bergsoniennes.[4][3] His work in philosophy emphasizes the idea, the methods, and the meaning of belief.[9][4]

In 2020, he published Nous ne savons plus croire, revised with a new postface in 2023.[9]

He is also on the jury for the annual prizes given by Les Rencontres Philosophiques de Monaco ("Philomonaco") for philosophical works.[5]

Publications

  • Philosophie de Péguy, ou, les mémoires d'un imbécile, PUF: 2017, 552p, ISBN 9782130630678.[8]
  • Nous ne savons plus croire, Éditions Desclée de Brouwer: 2020, 244p, ISBN 9782220096605.
    • Revision: PUF, collection « Quadrige », format Kindle, 2023, 217p.
  • Archéologie de Bergson : Temps et métaphysique, PUF: 2021, 564p. ISBN 9782130833086.
  • Métamorphoses de Descartes: Le secret de Sartre, Gallimard: 2022, 336p. ISBN 9782072900327.[3]
  • Est-ce que tu sais ou est-ce que tu crois?, Gallimard jeune (collection Philophile, directed by Claire Marin), 2022, 48p. Drawings by Quentin Duckit. ISBN 9782075156813.[10]

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