Jean Hyppolite (French pronunciation:[ʒɑ̃ipɔlit]; 8 January 1907 – 26 October 1968) was a French philosopher known for championing the work of G.W.F. Hegel, and other German philosophers, and educating some of France's most prominent post-war thinkers. His major works include Genèse et structure de la Phénoménologie de l'esprit de Hegel (1946) and Études sur Marx et Hegel (1955) and the first translation of Hegel's The Phenomenology of Spirit into French in 1939.[2]
Hyppolite was born in Jonzac. He was a graduate of the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) at roughly the same time as Jean-Paul Sartre. After graduation he embarked on a serious study of Hegel, teaching himself German in order to read The Phenomenology of Spirit in the original. In 1939 he came out with his own translation and his commentary would later form the basis of the book Genesis and Structure of the Phenomenology of Spirit (published in 1947). After the Second World War, Hyppolite became a professor at the University of Strasbourg, before moving to the Sorbonne in 1949.[3]
In 1952, Hyppolite published Logique et existence, a work that may have had a seminal effect on what was to become known as post-structuralism. This book tries to correlate Hegel's Phenomenology to his Logics (longer and shorter). In doing so, it raises the questions of language, being, and difference that were to become the hallmarks of new French philosophy at the end of the 20th century. The book was reviewed by the philosopher Gilles Deleuze. The translators of the English language edition of the text (SUNY Press, 1997) included Deleuze's review at the end of the volume.
In 1953 he founded the philosophical Épiméthée collection within the PUF publishing house.
In 1954, he became the director of the ENS and in 1955 produced a study of Karl Marx's earlier, more Hegelian period, at a time when the French interest in Hegel was at its apogee.[3] In 1963, he was elected to the Collège de France and given a chair in The History of Philosophical Thought.
^Alan D. Schrift (2006), Twentieth-Century French Philosophy: Key Themes And Thinkers, Blackwell Publishing, p. 138.
^Hegel, G. W. F. (1939). La Phénoménologie de l'esprit, traduction de Jean Hyppolite. Paris: Aubier.
^ abcHeckman, John. 2000 (1974). Introduction. In: Hyppolite, Jean. Genesis and Structure of Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit. Northwestern University Press: Evanston. pp. xv–xli.
March 13, 2024
jean, hyppolite, french, pronunciation, ʒɑ, ipɔlit, january, 1907, october, 1968, french, philosopher, known, championing, work, hegel, other, german, philosophers, educating, some, france, most, prominent, post, thinkers, major, works, include, genèse, struct. Jean Hyppolite French pronunciation ʒɑ ipɔlit 8 January 1907 26 October 1968 was a French philosopher known for championing the work of G W F Hegel and other German philosophers and educating some of France s most prominent post war thinkers His major works include Genese et structure de la Phenomenologie de l esprit de Hegel 1946 and Etudes sur Marx et Hegel 1955 and the first translation of Hegel s The Phenomenology of Spirit into French in 1939 2 Jean HyppoliteBust of Jean Hyppolite by Jean Marie MeslinBorn8 January 1907 1907 01 08 Jonzac Poitou Charentes FranceDied26 October 1968 1968 10 27 aged 61 Paris FranceAlma materEcole Normale SuperieureEra20th century philosophyRegionWestern philosophySchoolContinental philosophyMain interestsHistory of philosophy Contents 1 Life and career 2 Works 3 See also 4 ReferencesLife and career editHyppolite was born in Jonzac He was a graduate of the Ecole Normale Superieure ENS at roughly the same time as Jean Paul Sartre After graduation he embarked on a serious study of Hegel teaching himself German in order to read The Phenomenology of Spirit in the original In 1939 he came out with his own translation and his commentary would later form the basis of the book Genesis and Structure of the Phenomenology of Spirit published in 1947 After the Second World War Hyppolite became a professor at the University of Strasbourg before moving to the Sorbonne in 1949 3 In 1952 Hyppolite published Logique et existence a work that may have had a seminal effect on what was to become known as post structuralism This book tries to correlate Hegel s Phenomenology to his Logics longer and shorter In doing so it raises the questions of language being and difference that were to become the hallmarks of new French philosophy at the end of the 20th century The book was reviewed by the philosopher Gilles Deleuze The translators of the English language edition of the text SUNY Press 1997 included Deleuze s review at the end of the volume In 1953 he founded the philosophical Epimethee collection within the PUF publishing house In 1954 he became the director of the ENS and in 1955 produced a study of Karl Marx s earlier more Hegelian period at a time when the French interest in Hegel was at its apogee 3 In 1963 he was elected to the College de France and given a chair in The History of Philosophical Thought While philosophers such as Jean Paul Sartre were known for producing new works influenced by German philosophy Hyppolite is remembered as an expositor teacher and translator He influenced a number of thinkers including Gilles Deleuze who studied Hegel under him at the Lycee Henri IV and Michel Foucault as well as Jacques Derrida Gerard Granel and Etienne Balibar at the ENS 3 Hyppolite died in Paris Works editGenesis and Structure of Hegel s Phenomenology of Spirit 1946 Logic and Existence 1952 Studies on Marx and Hegel 1955 See also editAlexandre Kojeve Jean WahlReferences edit Alan D Schrift 2006 Twentieth Century French Philosophy Key Themes And Thinkers Blackwell Publishing p 138 Hegel G W F 1939 La Phenomenologie de l esprit traduction de Jean Hyppolite Paris Aubier a b c Heckman John 2000 1974 Introduction In Hyppolite Jean Genesis and Structure of Hegel s Phenomenology of Spirit Northwestern University Press Evanston pp xv xli Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jean Hyppolite amp oldid 1211606172, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
