Louis Lavelle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louis Lavelle

French academic

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1883

Place of Birth: Saint-Martin-de-Villeréal, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Date of Death: 01-Sep-1951

Profession: professor, philosopher

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Louis Lavelle (French: [lav?l]; July 15, 1883 – September 1, 1951) was a French philosopher, considered one of the greatest French metaphysicians of the twentieth century.
His magnum opus, La Dialectique de l'éternel présent (1922), is a systematic metaphysical work.
Lavelle's other principal works include De l'Être (1928), De l'Acte (1937), Du Temps et de l'Eternité (1945), and De l'Âme Humaine (1951). In his works, Lavelle aborted themes such as axiology, aesthetics, the problem of evil, morality, and freedom of the spirit.
Lavelle was a member of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques, read and revered by philosophers such as Gilles Deleuze, Paul Ricœur and Pierre Hadot.