Victor Goldschmidt (1914 – 25 September 1981) was a French philosopher and historian of philosophy. Born in

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, he came to France in 1933. Before the war he studied at the Sorbonne and at the

École pratique des hautes études The (), abbreviated EPHE, is a French postgraduate top level educational institution, a . EPHE is a constituent college of the Université PSL (together with ENS Ulm, Paris Dauphine or Ecole des Mines). The college is closely linked to É ...

under Henri Marguerite. Goldschmidt "made his name with the publication of his thesis, ''Les Dialogues de Platon'', in 1947", for which

Martial Gueroult Martial Gueroult (; 15 December 1891 – 13 August 1976) was a French philosopher. His primary areas of research were in 17th- and 18th-century philosophy as well as the history of philosophy. Biography Gueroult was born on 15 December 1891 ...

was among the members of his examining committee.Jacques Brunschwig, 'Goldschmidt and Gueroult: Some Facts, Some Enigmas', ''Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie'', vol. 8, issue 1 (2006), pp.82-106. He taught at the

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from 1956 to 1966, then at

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from 1966 to 1976 and finally in

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until his death. The manuscript of Goldschmidt's book on

Aristotle Aristotle (; 384–322 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosophy, Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath. His writings cover a broad range of subjects spanning the natural sciences, philosophy, linguistics, economics, politics, psychology, a ...

's views of time was delivered to the editor on the eve of his death. A volume was published in his memory as ''Histoire et Structure'' (1985). Though Goldschmidt is often considered a disciple of Martial Gueroult, Jacques Brunschwig has reconsidered their relationship, noting that the second edition of Godschmidt's thesis acknowledged a general debt to the "rigor" of

Émile Bréhier Émile Bréhier (; 12 April 1876, Bar-le-Duc – 3 February 1952, Paris) was a French philosopher. His interest was in classical philosophy, and the history of philosophy. He wrote a ''Histoire de la Philosophie'', translated into English in seven ...

rather than Gueroult.

Works

* ''Essai sur le Cratyle'' (Essay on

Cratylus Cratylus ( ; , ''Kratylos'') was an ancient Athenian philosopher from the mid-late 5th century BC, known mostly through his portrayal in Plato's dialogue '' Cratylus''. He was a radical proponent of Heraclitean philosophy and influenced the you ...

), 1940. * ''Les Dialogues de Platon'' (The

Dialogues of Plato Plato ( ; Greek: , ; born BC, died 348/347 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical period who is considered a foundational thinker in Western philosophy and an innovator of the written dialogue and dialectic forms. H ...

), 1944. 2nd ed., 1963. * ''Le paradigme dans la dialectique platonicienne'' (Exemplification in Platonic dialectic), 1947 * ''Le Système stoïcien et l'idée de temps'' (The

Stoic Stoic may refer to: * An adherent of Stoicism Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy that flourished in ancient Greece and Rome. The Stoics believed that the universe operated according to reason, ''i.e.'' by a God which is immersed i ...

system and the idea of

time Time is the continuous progression of existence that occurs in an apparently irreversible process, irreversible succession from the past, through the present, and into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequ ...

), Paris, Vrin, 1953. * 'A propos de ''Descartes selon l'ordre des raisons'' ', ''

Revue de métaphysique et de morale The ''Revue de métaphysique et de morale'' is a French philosophy journal co-founded in 1893 by Léon Brunschvicg, Xavier Léon and Élie Halévy. The journal initially appeared six times a year, but since 1920 has been published quarterly. I ...

'', 1957. *''Platonisme et pensée contemporaine'' (Platonism and contemporary thought), 1970. *''Questions platoniciennes'' (Platonic questions), 1970. *''Anthropologie et politique, les principes du système de Rousseau'' (Anthropology and politics: the principles of

Rousseau Jean-Jacques Rousseau (, ; ; 28 June 1712 – 2 July 1778) was a Genevan philosopher ('' philosophe''), writer, and composer. His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Age of Enlightenment throughout Europe, as well as aspects ...

's system), 1974. *''La doctrine d'Epicure et le droit'' (The doctrine of

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and right), 1978. * 'Remarques sur la méthode structurale en histoire de la philosophie ' (Notes on the structural method in the history of philosophy), in ''Métaphysique, Histoire de la philosophie. Recueil d'études offert à

Fernand Brunner Fernand Brunner (8 October 1920 – 1 November 1991) was a Swiss philosopher. After studying in Lausanne and in Paris, he was a professor at the University of Neuchâtel. He united philosophical introspection with the study of the History of Ph ...

à l'occasion de son 60ème anniversaire'', Neuchâtel, 1981, p. 213-240. * 'Préface' and 'La théorie épicurienne du droit', in

Jonathan Barnes Jonathan Barnes, FBA (born 26 December 1942 in Wenlock, Shropshire) is an English scholar of Aristotelian and ancient philosophy. Education and career Barnes, born on December 26, 1942, he was educated at the City of London School and Ballio ...

et al., ''Science and Speculation: studies in Hellenistic theory and practice'', Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982. * ''Temps physique et temps tragique chez Aristote: Commentaire sur le Quatrième livre de la Physique (10-14) et sur la Poétique'' (Physical time and tragic time in

: Commentary on the fourth book of the

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(10-14) and on the

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