Prix Renaudot (Prix Théophraste-Renaudot)
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Edition 51 (1976) Winner
Michel Henry
ミシェル・アンリ
Mishieru Anri
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1922-01-10 （Haiphong）
- Died
- 2002-07-03 （Albi） age 80
- Nationality
- French
- Languages
- French
- Religion
- Christianity
- Residence History
- Haiphong (until age 7, French Indochina) → Metropolitan France (Paris etc.) → Montpellier (as professor)
Career
- Occupations
- Philosopher, Phenomenologist, Novelist, University Professor
- Active Years
- 1950-2002
- Affiliations
- University of Montpellier
- Influenced By
- Edmund Husserl, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Martin Heidegger
- Influenced
- Jean-Luc Marion, Renaud Barbaras
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École Normale Supérieure | — | Philosophy | — | — | France |
École Normale Supérieure
Philosophy
Country:
France
Part of University of Paris at the time
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Prix Renaudot | L'amour les yeux fermés | — | Prix Renaudot Committee | 受賞 |
Prix Renaudot
1976
Work:
L'amour les yeux fermés
Organization:
Prix Renaudot Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
L'essence de la manifestation
1963 Phenomenology 900 pagesExplores the essence of manifestation, proposing a phenomenology of life.
LifeSelf-manifestationImmanence
Philosophy and Phenomenology of the Body
1965 PhenomenologyDevelops phenomenology of the subjective body.
BodySubjectivity
L'amour les yeux fermés
1976 NovelDepicts the destruction of a refined city. Renaudot Prize winner.
LoveDestruction
Bibliography
- The Essence of Manifestation (1963)
- Philosophy and Phenomenology of the Body (1965)
- Marx I & II (1976)
- Barbarism (1987)
- Seeing the Invisible: On Kandinsky (1988)
- I Am the Truth (1996)
- Incarnation (2000)
- Words of Christ (2002)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Rigorous phenomenological analysisImmanent description
- Recurring Motifs
- Self-revelation of lifeAbsolute subjectivityChristian truth
Legacy
Major 20th-century phenomenologist who founded material phenomenology of life, influencing Christian philosophy. Archives at Catholic University of Louvain.
Archives
- Michel Henry Archives Fund, Catholic University of Louvain
Quotes
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God is Life, he is the essence of Life, or, if one prefers, the essence of life is God.
Source: I Am the Truth (1996)
Trivia
- Participated in French Resistance under code name 'Kant'
- Born in Haiphong to French Navy officer father
- Wrote four novels