Clément Rosset
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Clément Rosset is a French philosopher
and writer.
After studying at the École Normale Supérieure
, he took the agrégation of philosophy
in 1965. For the next two years, Rosset taught French at the Université de Montréal
, Quebec
, Canada
, then settled in Nice
, France
, where he taught philosophy until his retirement in the late 1990s. Presently he is living in Paris
.
The bulk of his work consists in some 30 short books, all of them brief studies or essays on various topics. Most popular is probably Le réel et son double, that deals in an original manner with the inevitably illusionistic character of representations. Arthur Schopenhauer
, on whom Rosset has published a few studies, remains a constant reference throughout his works. The fight with depression has introduced a more personal strain in the later writings of Clément Rosset.
French philosophy
French philosophy, here taken to mean philosophy in the French language, has been extremely diverse and has influenced Western philosophy as a whole for centuries, from the medieval scholasticism of Peter Abelard, through the founding of modern philosophy by René Descartes, to 20th century...
and writer.
After studying at the École Normale Supérieure
École Normale Supérieure
The École normale supérieure is one of the most prestigious French grandes écoles...
, he took the agrégation of philosophy
Agrégation
In France, the agrégation is a civil service competitive examination for some positions in the public education system. The laureates are known as agrégés...
in 1965. For the next two years, Rosset taught French at the Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, then settled in Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, where he taught philosophy until his retirement in the late 1990s. Presently he is living in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
The bulk of his work consists in some 30 short books, all of them brief studies or essays on various topics. Most popular is probably Le réel et son double, that deals in an original manner with the inevitably illusionistic character of representations. Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher known for his pessimism and philosophical clarity. At age 25, he published his doctoral dissertation, On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason, which examined the four separate manifestations of reason in the phenomenal...
, on whom Rosset has published a few studies, remains a constant reference throughout his works. The fight with depression has introduced a more personal strain in the later writings of Clément Rosset.