Xavier Léon
French-Jewish philosopher and historian
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Xavier Léon (21 May 1868, Boulogne-Billancourt – 21 October 1935, Paris) was a French-Jewish[1] philosopher and historian of philosophy.
In 1893 Léon – together with Élie Halévy and others – helped found the French philosophical journal Revue de métaphysique et de morale. Léon remained editor of the journal until his death in 1935,[2] when he was succeeded by Dominique Parodi.[3] In 1900 he founded the International Congress of Philosophy,[4] and in 1901 the Société Française de Philosophie.[3] He wrote extensively on Johann Gottlieb Fichte. He lived at Château de Combault from 1909,[5] and is buried in the Jewish section of Père-Lachaise Cemetery.[6]
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
