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Félix Ravaisson

French philosopher
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Jean-Gaspard-Félix Lacher Ravaisson-Mollien
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October 23, 1813, Namur, France [now in Belgium]
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May 18, 1900, Paris (aged 86)
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Félix Ravaisson (born October 23, 1813, Namur, France [now in Belgium]—died May 18, 1900, Paris) was a French philosopher whose writings had an extensive influence in the Roman Catholic world during the 19th century. He was appointed inspector general of public libraries (1839–46, 1846–53) and later served as inspector general of higher education, a post he held until 1880. His major philosophical works are Essai sur la métaphysique d’Aristote, 2 vol. (1837–46; “Essay on the Metaphysics of Aristotle”), De l’habitude (1838; Of Habit), and La Philosophie en France au XIXe siècle (1868; “Philosophy in France During the 19th Century”).

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