Alexandre Kojève
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Russian-born French philosopher and statesman
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Alexandre Kojève was a male author and film composer associated with France. His recorded works include *L'origine chrétienne de la science moderne*, *역사와현실변증법*, *Études hégéliennes*, *The notion of authority*, and *The concept, time, and discourse*. He is also credited with compositions in the genres of easy listening soundtracks, musicals, and orchestral film music.
Kojève lived from 1902 to 1968. Specific dates recorded for his birth are April 28, 1902, and May 11, 1902, while his death occurred on June 4, 1968. His writings address themes such as authority and eternity, including the statement that absolute authority is never realized in fact.
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Key facts
- Born
- Aleksandr Vladimirovich Kozhevnikov , ( 1902-04-28 ) 28 April 1902, Moscow , Russia
- Died
- 4 June 1968 (1968-06-04) (aged 66), Brussels , Belgium
- Spouse
- Cécile Léonidovna Shoutak ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1927 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1929 )
- Alma mater
- University of Berlin , University of Heidelberg
- Doctoral advisor
- Karl Jaspers
- Era
- 20th-century philosophy
- Region
- Western philosophy
- School
- Continental philosophy Neo-Hegelianism Existential phenomenology Marxism
- Institutions
- École pratique des hautes études
- Notable students
- Allan Bloom
- Main interests
- Philosophy of history , master–slave dialectic , political philosophy
- Notable ideas
- Subjects of desire
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- statelessness
- Place of birth
- Moscow
- Place of death
- Brussels
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Employer
- La contemporaine
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Student of
- Karl Jaspers
- Field of work
- German idealism
- Movement
- continental philosophy
- Image
- Alexandre Kojève.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1902-05-11
- date of death
- 1968-06-04
- name in native language
- Alexandre Kojève
- relative
- Wassily Kandinsky
- student
- Jean Hyppolite
- place of burial
- Evere
- birth name
- Aleksandr Vladimirovitch Kojevnikov
- influenced by
- Alexandre Koyré
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Encyclopedic overview
Alexandre Kojève (born Aleksandr Vladimirovich Kozhevnikov; 28 April 1902 – 4 June 1968) was a Russian-born French philosopher and international civil servant whose philosophical seminars influenced 20th-century French philosophy, particularly via his integration of Hegelian concepts into twentieth-century continental philosophy.
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