Étienne Gilson

Tags: Philosopher.

Étienne Gilson (French: [ʒilsɔ̃]; 13 June 1884 – 19 September 1978) was a French philosopher and historian of philosophy. A scholar of medieval philosophy he originally specialised in the thought of Descartes yet also philosophized in the tradition of Thomas Aquinas although he did not consider himself either a neo-Scholastic or neo-Thomist philosopher. In 1946 he attained the distinction of being elected an Immortal (member) of the Académie française.

birth date

1884-06-13

birth place

Paris

death date

1978-09-19

death place

Auxerre

era

20th-century philosophy

individualised GND number

118717480

influenced

Second Vatican Council, Henry Corbin, Norman Geisler, Paul Weiss (philosopher), Jacques Maritain, Richard McKeon, John F. X. Knasas

influenced by

Dante Alighieri, Aristotle, Augustine of Hippo, Thomas Aquinas, Bonaventure, Auguste Comte, Duns Scotus

main interest

Metaphysics, Politics, Theology, History of philosophy, Literature

notableIdea

Being, Essence

philosophicalSchool

Thomism, Neo-Scholasticism

region

Western philosophy