Paulin Hountondji

Details

Instance of

human

Born

11 April 1942

Died

2 February 2024

Place of birth

Abidjan

Place of death

Cotonou

Sex or gender

male

Given name

Paulin

Family name

Hountondji

Occupation

politician, philosopher, university teacher, writer, docent, minister

Position held

minister

Citizenship

Ivory Coast, Benin

Awards

Prince Claus Award, ASA Best Book Prize

assessment

agrégation of philosophy

birth name

Paulin Jidenu Hountondji

described by source

Dictionary of African Biography

doctoral advisor

Paul Ricœur

doctoral student

Geoffroy A. Dominique Botoyiye

educated at

Paris Nanterre University, École Normale Supérieure

employer

Marie and Louis Pasteur University, University of Kinshasa, Université de Lubumbashi, University of Abomey-Calavi

languages spoken, written or signed

French

notable work

African Philosophy: Myth and Reality

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