Jean Jolivet Explained

Jean Jolivet (9 January 1925 – 8 March 2018) was a French philosopher and medievalist.^{[1] [2]} He was an authority on Medieval philosophy and honorary director of studies at the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris. He was co-director of the publication series "Études de philosophie médiévale" (founded by Étienne Gilson) for the Vrin Library of philosophy. Jolivet has been an influential mentor for, and collaborator with, Constant Mews, particularly in relation to Peter Abelard.^[3]

In 1997, a book was published honoring his work, titled Langages et philosophie. Hommage à Jean Jolivet. (Its English title is Languages and Philosophy: A Tribute to Jean Jolivet.) ^[4]

Publications

Amongst Jolivet's publications are:^[5]

• Perspectives médiévales et arabes, Vrin, 2006
• Le siècle de saint Bernard et Abélard, Fayard, 1982
• La Théologie et les arabes, Editions du Cerf, 2002
• La Théologie d'Abélard, Editions du Cerf, 1997

Notes and References

1. Web site: Décès de Jean Jolivet . 2018-03-12 . École Pratique des Hautes Études . fr . 2018-03-14.
2. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=Jean Jolivet+Abelard&btnG=Search&as_sdt=2000&as_ylo=&as_vis=0 Googlescholar, Décès de Jean Jolivet
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=8aGPhkxcqMMC&dq=%22Jean+Jolivet%22+%22École+Pratique+des+Hautes+Études%22&pg=PR9 Constant J. Mews, The Lost Love Letters of Heloise and Abelard: Perceptions of Dialogue in Twelfth Century France" Pelgrave, New York, 2001, p. ix
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=2S59BxoGk6UC Langages et philosophie. Hommage à Jean Jolivet, Vrin, Paris, 1977
5. http://philpapers.org/s/Jean%20Jolivet Philpapers, Publications by Jean Jolivet