Pierre Aubenque | |
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| Born | 23 July 1929 L'Isle-Jourdain, France |
| Died | 23 February 2020 (aged 90) Versailles, France |
| Occupation | Philosopher |
Pierre Aubenque (23 July 1929 – 23 February 2020) was a French philosopher. He was strongly focused on Aristotle.
Aubenque was a student at the École normale supérieure in Paris and earned his agrégation in philosophy in 1950. He became an assistant professor at the University of Montpellier, then a professor at the University of Franche-Comté and Aix-Marseille University. In 1969, he began teaching philosophy at the University of Paris (later Paris IV). He also wrote many works published by Éditions Beauchesne. He was the doctoral advisor of Dominique Janicaud.