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Alexandre Kojève

AKA Aleksandr Vladimirovic Kozevnikov

Born: 28-Apr-1902
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: 4-Jun-1968
Location of death: Brussels, Belgium
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Philosopher

Nationality: France
Executive summary: Hegelian philosopher, Europeanist

Instrumental in bringing the ideas of Hegel into mainstream French philosophy. Kojve viewed human history through the lens of its journey of understanding itself. Beyond his influence among French philosophers, in America his ideas found impact with Allan Bloom and Francis Fukuyama. Importantly, Kojve felt that philosophers should participate in policy. Working within the French Ministry of Economics in the postwar era, he was a driver in the movement towards European unity.

    University: University of Berlin
    University: PhD, University of Heidelberg (1926)
    Instructor: École Pratique des Hautes Études (1933-39)





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