Autor/-in: Emile Brehier

Émile Bréhier (1876-1952) was a Professor at the Universities of Rennes, Bordeaux and directed the Revue d'Histoire de la Philosophie. In 1944 he succeeded Henri Bergson at the Sorbonne and was Lévy-Bruhl's successor as director of the Revue. His most influential works relate to the history of philosophy, and in particular Hellenic, Medieval, and German philosophy. Especially important are his studies of Plotinus, including his French translation of the Enneads. Bréhier's many seminal works include: The Philosophical and Religious Ideas of Philo of Alexandria. (1908); the monumental History of Philosophy,. (1926-1932 and constantly reprinted since); The Philosophy of Plotinus. (1928); The Philosophy of the Middle Ages. (1937); Philosophy and its Past. (1940); Transformation of French Philosophy. (1950); The Current Themes of Philosophy. (1951).