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Initiation Into Philosophy
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- GenresPhilosophyNonfiction
132 pages
First published January 1, 1912
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Émile Faguet
548 books10 followersAuguste Émile Faguet (French pronunciation: [emil faɡɛ]; 17 December 1847, La Roche-sur-Yon, Vendée – 7 June 1916, Paris) was a French author and literary critic.
Faguet was born at La Roche-sur-Yon, and educated at the École normale supérieure in Paris. After teaching for some time in La Rochelle and Bordeaux, he returned to Paris to act as assistant professor of poetry in the university. He became professor in 1897. He was elected to the Académie française in 1900, and received the ribbon of the Légion d'honneur in the next year.
He acted as dramatic critic to the Soleil; from 1892 he was literary critic to the Revue bleue; and in 1896 took the place of Jules Lemaître on the Journal des débats.
Among his works are monographs on Gustave Flaubert (1899), André Chénier (1902), Émile Zola (1903); an admirably concise Histoire de la littérature française depuis le XVII' siècle jusqu'a nos jours; series of literary studies on the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries; Questions politiques (1899); Propos littéraires (3 series, 1902–1905); Le Libéralisme (1902); and L'Anticléricalisme (1906); Vie de Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1911); Petite histoire de la littérature française (1913).
Faguet was born at La Roche-sur-Yon, and educated at the École normale supérieure in Paris. After teaching for some time in La Rochelle and Bordeaux, he returned to Paris to act as assistant professor of poetry in the university. He became professor in 1897. He was elected to the Académie française in 1900, and received the ribbon of the Légion d'honneur in the next year.
He acted as dramatic critic to the Soleil; from 1892 he was literary critic to the Revue bleue; and in 1896 took the place of Jules Lemaître on the Journal des débats.
Among his works are monographs on Gustave Flaubert (1899), André Chénier (1902), Émile Zola (1903); an admirably concise Histoire de la littérature française depuis le XVII' siècle jusqu'a nos jours; series of literary studies on the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries; Questions politiques (1899); Propos littéraires (3 series, 1902–1905); Le Libéralisme (1902); and L'Anticléricalisme (1906); Vie de Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1911); Petite histoire de la littérature française (1913).
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May 19, 2018
A must read for philosophy students, a definite thumbs up!
August 2, 2020
A whirlwind introduction to the subject of Philosophy, 'Initiation...' delights and disappoints in equal measure. Written in the year 1914, this short guide is one of the earliest introductions (in the modern world) to this complicated subject.
Taking on the formidable task of elucidating in a precise manner the esoteric, fundamental and obtuse philosophies propounded by a plethora of philosophers, Emile Faguet restricts the narratives to the rudimentary. What disappoints the most is the transalation. A few passages are beyond the grasp of comprehension as the effervescence and essence is lost in a mesh of convoluted lines.
On the whole, not the most appropriate destination to start from, if one is an aspiring philosopher!
Taking on the formidable task of elucidating in a precise manner the esoteric, fundamental and obtuse philosophies propounded by a plethora of philosophers, Emile Faguet restricts the narratives to the rudimentary. What disappoints the most is the transalation. A few passages are beyond the grasp of comprehension as the effervescence and essence is lost in a mesh of convoluted lines.
On the whole, not the most appropriate destination to start from, if one is an aspiring philosopher!
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews