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Luc Ferry
Author · 47 books

Luc Ferry (born January 1, 1951) is a French philosopher and a notable proponent of Secular Humanism. He is a former member of the Saint-Simon Foundation think-tank. He received an Agrégation de philosophie (1975), a Doctorat d’Etat en science politique (1981), and an Agrégation de science politique (1982). As a Professor of political science and political philosophy, Luc Ferry taught at the Institut d'études politiques de Lyon (1982–1988) — during which time he also taught and directed graduate research at the Pantheon-Sorbonne University —, at Caen University (1989–96). He was a professor at Paris Diderot University (since 1996) but did not teach there. From 2002 and until 2004 he served as the Minister of Education on the cabinet led by the conservative Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin. During his tenure, he was the minister in charge of the implementation of the French law on secularity and conspicuous religious symbols in schools. He received the award of Docteur honoris causa from the Université de Sherbrooke (Canada). He is the 2013 Telesio Galilei Academy of science Laureate for Philosophy. He was enthroned to Chevalier De La Dive Bouteille De Gaillac on the 20 march 2012 together with Max Karoubi and Francesco Fucilla. Source: Wikipedia

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Les déesses de l'Olympe book cover

Les déesses de l'Olympe

2023

Circé la magicienne book cover

Circé la magicienne

2019

Prométhée et la boite de Pandore book cover

Prométhée et la boite de Pandore

2016

Le Voyage de l'Argo book cover

Le Voyage de l'Argo

2018

Dédale et Icare book cover

Dédale et Icare

2018

Zeus e la Nascita degli Dei book cover

Zeus e la Nascita degli Dei

2021

Les Grandes histoires d'amour de la mythologie grecque book cover

Les Grandes histoires d'amour de la mythologie grecque

2022

Les Grands Héros de la mythologie grecque book cover

Les Grands Héros de la mythologie grecque

2021

On Love book cover

On Love

A Philosophy for the Twenty-First Century

2010

La Guerre des Dieux book cover

La Guerre des Dieux

2017

Orphée et Eurydice précédé de Déméter et Perséphone book cover

Orphée et Eurydice précédé de Déméter et Perséphone

2021

Les Enfers book cover

Les Enfers

Au royaume d'Hadès

2021

Mythologie et philosophie book cover

Mythologie et philosophie

2016

Heidegger

L'œuvre philosophique expliquée

2009

La colère de Poséidon book cover

La colère de Poséidon

2017

Antigone book cover

Antigone

2017

La chute de Troie book cover

La chute de Troie

2018

French Philosophy of the Sixties book cover

French Philosophy of the Sixties

1988

Sisyphe & Asclépios book cover

Sisyphe & Asclépios

2021

Thésée et le Minotaure book cover

Thésée et le Minotaure

2016

La Pomme de discorde book cover

La Pomme de discorde

2016

What Is the Good Life? book cover

What Is the Good Life?

2002

Premières armes book cover

Premières armes

2016

Трансхуманитарната революция book cover

Трансхуманитарната революция

2016

Sagesse et folie d'un monde qui vient book cover

Sagesse et folie d'un monde qui vient

2019

Apollon book cover

Apollon

2021

Homo Aestheticus book cover

Homo Aestheticus

The Invention of Taste in the Democratic Age

1990

Athena book cover

Athena

2021

Les Grandes Tragédies de la mythologie grecque book cover

Les Grandes Tragédies de la mythologie grecque

2021

Tantale et autres mythes de l'orgueil book cover

Tantale et autres mythes de l'orgueil

2019

The Wisdom of the Myths book cover

The Wisdom of the Myths

How Greek Mythology Can Change Your Life

2008

Les Dieux de l'Olympe book cover

Les Dieux de l'Olympe

2023

Eros et Psyché book cover

Eros et Psyché

2019

The New Ecological Order book cover

The New Ecological Order

1994

La ruse de Pénélope book cover

La ruse de Pénélope

2020

Le triomphe d'Ulysse book cover

Le triomphe d'Ulysse

2020

Why We Are Not Nietzscheans book cover

Why We Are Not Nietzscheans

1997

7 façons d'être heureux book cover

7 façons d'être heureux

2016

La tentation du christianisme book cover

La tentation du christianisme

2009

Œdipe book cover

Œdipe

2018

Man Made God book cover

Man Made God

The Meaning of Life

1996

Dionysos book cover

Dionysos

2020

A Brief History of Thought book cover

A Brief History of Thought

A Philosophical Guide to Living

1996

أجمل قصة في تاريخ الفلسفة book cover

أجمل قصة في تاريخ الفلسفة

2014

Les mésaventures du roi Midas book cover

Les mésaventures du roi Midas

2018

Typhon book cover

Typhon

2022

Persée et la Gorgone Méduse book cover

Persée et la Gorgone Méduse

2017

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