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Gaston Bachelard
1884 – 1962
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryGaston Louis Pierre Bachelard was a French philosopher. He made contributions in the fields of poetics and the philosophy of science. To the latter, he introduced the concepts of epistemological obstacle and epistemological break. He influenced many subsequent French philosophers, among them Michel Foucault, Louis Althusser, Dominique Lecourt and Jacques Derrida, as well as the sociologists Pierre Bourdieu and Bruno Latour.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
June 27, 1884
Bar-sur-Aube
Date of death
October 16, 1962
9th arrondissement of Paris
Citizenship
France
Occupations & fields
philosopherpoetwriteruniversity teacheremployee of a public institutionmathematician
Awards & honours
Commander of the Legion of HonourGrand prix national des Lettres
Notable works
The Psychoanalysis of FireL'expérience de l'espace dans la physique contemporaine
- Field and occupation
- francúzsky filozof
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