Rémi Brague
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Rémi Brague (8 September 1947, Paris) is a French professor of Arabic and religious philosophy at the Sorbonne and at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
Biography [edit]
Rémi Brague has been honored by both the French National Centre for Scientific Research and the Academy of Moral and Political Science. He is the author of numerous books on classical and medieval culture, religion, national identity, literature and law. He is best known for his books Eccentric Culture: A Theory of Western Civilization and Law of God: The Philosophical History of an Idea.
On Saturday, 28 September 2012, it was announced that the 2012 winners of the Ratzinger Prize were Brian E. Daley and Rémi Brague (cf. Ratzinger Foundation).
Works [edit]
- The Legend of the Middle Ages: Philosophical Explorations of Medieval Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, 2009 ISBN 978-0-226-07080-3
- Eccentric Culture: A Theory of Western Civilization, 2009
- Law of God: The Philosophical History of an Idea, 2008 ISBN 978-0-226-07079-7
- The Wisdom of the World: The Human Experience of the Universe in Western Thought, 2004 ISBN 978-0-226-07077-3
External links [edit]
- Official website: http://remibrague.com
- An interview with Rémi Brague
- An extensive interview with Brague about his book The Legend of the Middle Ages
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