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Joseph Joubert
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Joseph Joubert was a French moralist and essayist known for his thoughtful reflections on life, ethics, and human nature. His work matters because it represents an important tradition of French philosophical writing that explores practical wisdom and moral questions in accessible, elegant prose.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Family name
- Joubert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Montignac-Lascaux
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- prose writer
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Image
- Joseph Joubert.jpg
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- Joseph Joubert
- date of birth
- 1754-05-17
- date of death
- 1824-05-04
- name in native language
- Joseph Joubert
- writing language
- French
- place of burial
- Montmartre Cemetery
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Encyclopedic overview
Joseph Joubert Joseph Joubert ( French: [ʒozɛf ʒubɛʁ]; 6 May 1754 in Montignac, Périgord – 4 May 1824 in Paris) was a French moralist and essayist, remembered today largely for his Pensées (Thoughts), which were published posthumously.
Biography
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