Paul Fauconnet
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Paul Fauconnet was a French
sociologist
who is best known as a contributor to the Annee Sociologique.
Fauconnet aggregated
in philosophy in 1892 and earned his doctorate in philosophy
in 1895. He also earned a further doctorate in law
in 1920, although his interest in the law was purely scholarly and he never practiced as a lawyer. He became a professor at the faculty of letters in 1907 at the University of Toulouse
and later chargé de cours at the faculty of law in 1921 in Paris
. His dissertation was entitled Responsibility: A Sociological Study.
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...
sociologist
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
who is best known as a contributor to the Annee Sociologique.
Fauconnet aggregated
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 philosophy in 1892 and earned his doctorate in philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
in 1895. He also earned a further doctorate in law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
in 1920, although his interest in the law was purely scholarly and he never practiced as a lawyer. He became a professor at the faculty of letters in 1907 at the University of Toulouse
University of Toulouse
The Université de Toulouse is a consortium of French universities, grandes écoles and other institutions of higher education and research, named after one of the earliest universities established in Europe in 1229, and including the successor universities to that earlier university...
and later chargé de cours at the faculty of law in 1921 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...
. His dissertation was entitled Responsibility: A Sociological Study.
External links
- Book La Responsabilité. Etude de Sociologie free to download.
- Different texts from Paul Fauconnet, in French, free to download (Les classiques des sciences sociales)