Jean-Léon Beauvois
Jean-Léon Beauvois | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 August 1943 |
| Died | 8 September 2020 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Psychologist |
Jean-Léon Beauvois (16 August 1943 – 8 September 2020) was a French psychologist and university professor. Alongside Robert-Vincent Joule, he wrote the book Petit traité de manipulation à l'usage des honnêtes gens, which became a bestseller in France.
Biography
Beauvois conducted research as a clinical psychologist operating out of Paris, Nancy, Caen, Grenoble, and Nice. He taught at Pierre Mendès-France University.[citation needed]
In 2007, Beauvois worked as the scientific director for the film Le Jeu de la Mort, directed by Christophe Nick and aired on France 2.[1] Much of the film's success was attributed to Nick and Beauvois.[2]
Jean-Léon Beauvois died on 8 September 2020 at the age of 77.[3]
Publications
- La psychologie quotidienne (1984)
- Petit traité de manipulation à l'usage des honnêtes gens (1987)
- La soumission librement consentie (1998)
- Juger de la valeur sociale des personnes : les pratiques sociales d’évaluation (2004)
- Les illusions libérales, individualisme et pouvoir social: Petit traité des grandes illusions (2005)
- Les influences sournoises. Précis des manipulations ordinaires (2011)[4]
References
- ^ "Le documentaire « Le jeu de la mort » : une critique de la télévision ?". Acrimed (in French). 22 March 2010.
- ^ ""Le Jeu de la mort" : quand la télé vous manipule". Le Point (in French). 24 February 2010.
- ^ "Décès de Jean-Léon Beauvois, l'homme de la manipulation". ActuaLitté (in French). 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Jean-Léon Beauvois, Les influences sournoises. Précis des manipulations ordinaires". Open Edition Journals (in French). 2011.
