Raphaël Enthoven (born 9 November 1975) is a French philosophy teacher, radio host and television host. An '' agrégé'' who taught at Jean Moulin University Lyon 3 and

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, Enthoven is known to the French public for hosting various philosophy-related shows on radio and television. Although he has been described as a philosopher, Enthoven himself rejects being labeled as such.

Career

After obtaining the qualification in philosophy from

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, he taught for two years at the Jean Moulin University Lyon 3, then at

, and during the first two years (2002 and 2003) at the Université populaire de Caen, founded by

Michel Onfray Michel Onfray (; born 1 January 1959) is a French writer and philosopher with a hedonistic, epicurean and atheist worldview. A highly-prolific author on philosophy, he has written over 100 books. His philosophy is mainly influenced by such think ...

, where he runs the general philosophy seminar. After distancing himself from the latter, he became co-producer of the radio show ''Les vendredis de la philosophie'' on

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. Having previously lectured political philosophy at

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(2000-2003, 2005-2007), and at the

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(2007-2010), he also taught on

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and

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on ''Les mardis de la philo'' and the

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on the

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. Since 2013, he also teaches philosophy to first and second year high-school students at the

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, a private bilingual high-school. He is the adviser to the editor of '' Philosophie Magazine'', where he holds the "Meaning and life", it is still in production at France Culture. Having dealt with the Appointment Policy, in partnership with the magazine ''L'Express'', he has become an everyday icon in the new program schedule for France Culture in 2008-2009 by bringing to life the show ''The new paths of knowledge'' Monday to Friday at 17h. Since October 2008, he has produced the show ''Philosophy'' broadcast on Sunday at 1 pm on

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. He read Marcel Proust in ''Les Intermittences du cœur'' and ''Albertine endormie'', with

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as pianist.

Personal life

Enthoven was born in

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, the son of journalist Catherine David and

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Jean-Paul Enthoven. In 1996, he married writer Justine Lévy, daughter of philosopher

Bernard-Henri Lévy Bernard-Henri Lévy (; ; born 5 November 1948) is a French public intellectual. Often referred to in France simply as BHL, he was one of the leaders of the "Nouveaux Philosophes" (New Philosophers) movement in 1976. His opinions, political activ ...

, himself a friend of Enthoven's father. In 2000, Enthoven began an affair with singer

Carla Bruni Carla Bruni-Sarkozy

while she was the mistress of his own father, which eventually prompted divorce from Lévy in 2001. Justine Lévy wrote a fictionalized version of the story in her book ''Nothing Serious''. In 2020, Enthoven himself penned a fictionalized account of their marriage titled with the

Proustian Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust (; ; 10 July 1871 – 18 November 1922) was a French novelist, critic, and essayist who wrote the monumental novel ''In Search of Lost Time'' (''À la recherche du temps perdu''; with the previous En ...

title ''Le Temps Gagne''. In June 2001, Enthoven had a son named Aurélien with Carla Bruni. In 2007, he separated from Bruni and began a relationship with actress Chloé Lambert, who gave birth to their son in 2008. They are said to have separated around 2012. In October 2014, he had a son with sailor and politician Maud Fontenoy. As of 2016, he had four children. On Wednesday 29th November 2023, Rokhaya Diallo published an editorial with British publication, ''

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'', in which she discussed Enthoven's alleged harassment of her via X, and the ensuing defamation lawsuit he brought against Diallo. The judge cleared Diallo of all charges, citing that her reproach for his "malign obsession" with her was not a criminal offence.

Bibliography

*''Un jeu d'enfant : la philosophie'', Paris, Fayard, 2007 ; Pocket, 2008. *''L'Endroit du décor'', Paris, Gallimard, 2009. *''Lectures de Proust'', Paris, Bayard, 2013. *''Matière Première'', Paris, Gallimard, 2013. *''La vie et la mort'', Paris, Twitter, 2018 : https://twitter.com/enthoven_r/status/987649118272028673 *''Le Temps gagné'', Paris, Éditions de l'Observatoire, 2020.

References

External links

Raphaël Enthoven - Twitter

Official website
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