Raphael Enthoven is a professor of French philosophy

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...

. Son of the publisher Jean-Paul Enthoven, he is the former husband of Justine Lévy

Justine Lévy

Justine-Juliette Lévy is a French is a book editor and author.Lévy is the eldest daughter of Isabelle Doutreluigne and French philosopher, writer, and intellectual, Bernard-Henri Lévy...

 (the daughter of Bernard-Henri Lévy

Bernard-Henri Lévy

Bernard-Henri Lévy is a French public intellectual, philosopher and journalist. Often referred to today, in France, simply as BHL, he was one of the leaders of the "Nouveaux Philosophes" movement in 1976.-Early life:...

) and former companion of Carla Bruni

Carla Bruni

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is an Italian-French songwriter, singer, actress, and former model...

 (currently the first lady of France), with whom he had a son (Aurélien Enthoven) born July 21, 2001. The song "Raphäel" from Bruni's album Quelqu'un m'a dit

Quelqu'un m'a dit

- Song summaries :1. Quelqu'un m'a dit : This melancholy song from which the album draws its name speaks of the sadness of life – "On me dit que nos vies ne valent pas grand chose, / Elles passent en un instant comme fanent les roses." – and that time and fate care...

is named after him. He now lives with actress Chloé Lambert, with whom he had a second son (Sacha) born in December 2008.

Biography

After obtaining the qualification in philosophy from École Normale Supérieure

École Normale Supérieure

The École normale supérieure is one of the most prestigious French grandes écoles...

, he taught for two years at the Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

Jean Moulin University Lyon 3 is a French public university, based in Lyon. It is under the supervision of the Academy of Lyon...

, then at the University of Paris

University of Paris

The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...

 VII-Jussieu, and during the first two years (2002 and 2003) at the Université populaire de Caen

Université populaire de Caen

The Université populaire de Caen is a free university created in October 2002 by Michel Onfray in the north-western French city of Caen. functions on a guiding principle of exemption from fees. Access to the Popular University does not require any academic qualifications, and is open to all...

, founded by Michel Onfray

Michel Onfray

Michel Onfray is a contemporary French philosopher who adheres to hedonism, atheism and anarchism...

, where he runs the general philosophy seminar. After distancing himself from the latter [1], he became co-producer of the radio show Les vendredis de la philosophie on France Culture

France Culture

France Culture is a French public radio channel and part of Radio France. Its programming encompasses a wide variety of features on historical, philosophical, sociopolitical, and scientific themes , as well as literary readings, radio plays, and experimental productions...

. He now teaches at the Ecole Polytechnique and Sciences Po

Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris

The Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...

, he teaches Lessons on Spinoza, Bergson and Clément Rosset

Clément Rosset

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...

 on "Tuesdays philosophy" and the Bibliothèque nationale de France

Bibliothèque nationale de France

The is the National Library of France, located in Paris. It is intended to be the repository of all that is published in France. The current president of the library is Bruno Racine.-History:...

 on the meaning of life

Meaning of life

The meaning of life constitutes a philosophical question concerning the purpose and significance of life or existence in general. This concept can be expressed through a variety of related questions, such as "Why are we here?", "What is life all about?", and "What is the meaning of it all?" It has...

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He is the adviser to the editor of Philosophie Magazine, where he holds the "Meaning and life", it is still in production at France Culture. Having dealt with the Appointment Policy, in partnership with the magazine L'Express, he has become an everyday icon in the new program schedule for France Culture in 2008-2009 by bringing to life the show The new paths of knowledge Monday to Friday at 17h.

Since October 2008, he has produced the show Philosophy broadcast on Sunday at 12pm on Arte

Arte

Arte is a Franco-German TV network. It is a European culture channel and aims to promote quality programming especially in areas of culture and the arts...

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