Maine de Biran
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Maine de Biran was a French philosopher known for his introspective approach that emphasized inner experience and the will, marking a transition from Enlightenment empiricism to spiritualist thought.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maine de Biran canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
French philosopher
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human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| birthName | François-Pierre-Gonthier de Biran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1766-11-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1824-07-20 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| familyName | de Biran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | François-Pierre-Gonthier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
French spiritualist tradition
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Félix Ravaisson NERFINISHED ⓘ Henri Bergson NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Cousin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Immanuel Kant
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John Locke ⓘ Étienne Bonnot de Condillac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
introspective method in philosophy
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transition from Enlightenment empiricism to spiritualist thought ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| movement |
French spiritualism
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post-Kantian philosophy ⓘ |
| name | Maine de Biran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
distinction between passive sensation and active effort
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philosophy of the will ⓘ primacy of inner experience ⓘ self as revealed in voluntary effort ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Essai sur les fondements de la psychologie
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Influence de l’habitude sur la faculté de penser NERFINISHED ⓘ Nouveaux essais d’anthropologie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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philosopher ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
introspectionism
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spiritualism ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bergerac
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Dordogne NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
member of the Chamber of Deputies of France
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member of the Corps législatif ⓘ |
| workLocation | Paris ⓘ |
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