Janine Chanteur (died on 5 June 2015) was a French philosopher. She was a professor emeritus of moral and political philosophy at the Paris-Sorbonne University.
Biography
editChanteur was made an associate professor of philosopher in 1978 when she was awarded her doctorate.[1] She later became a professor of moral and political philosophy at the University of Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV). In 1989, she was elected to the position of Secretary General of the International Institute of Political Philosophy.[2] Between 1985 and 1997, she oversaw 29 theses.[3]
She married the medical professor, Jean Chanteur, with whom she has five children.[1][4]
She was a member of the Academy of Education and the Social Studies (AES).[5] She died on June 5, 2015.[6]
Publications
editChanteur has published numerous articles and books, including:[7]
- Condamnés à mort ou condamnés à vivre? Autour de l'arrêt Perruche (Condemned to death or condemned to live? Perruche's Judgement), Factuel, 2002
- Comment l'esprit vint à l'homme ou l'aventure de la liberté (How the spirit came to humans or the adventure of freedom), L'Harmattan, 2001
- Du droit des bêtes à disposer d'elles-mêmes (The rights of Animals to self-determination), Seuil, 1999
- La paix, un défi contemporain (Peace, a contemporary challenge), L'Harmattan, 1995
- Les petits-enfants de Job : une enfance meurtrie (The grandchildren of Job: a wounded childhood), Seuil, 1990
- De la guerre à la paix (From War to Peace), PUF, 1989
- Commentary of Marie-Lucy Dumas published in 1989 in the journal Politique étrangère, year 1989, volume 54, issue 4, pages 808-809[9]
- Daily CommentaryL'Humanité published on the 21 avril 2003[10]
- Platon, le désir et la cité (Plato, the desire and the city), Sirey, collection "philosophie politique", 1980
Awards and honours
editShe was honoured as a commander of the National order of Merit.[6]
In 1990, Chanteur received the Prix Biguet from the Académie française; it is an annual award to recognise French literature; although it can be awarded for work in the fields of history, sociology, and philosophy. She received it for her work De la guerre à la paix (From war to peace).[11]
In 1991, she was the prize laureate for believing writers for her work Les petits enfants de Job (The grandchildren of Job).[12]
In 2002, Chanteur received the Gallet Prize from Académie des sciences morales et politiques for Condamnés à mort ou condamnés à vivre? Autour de l'arrêt Perruche (Condemned to death or condemned to live? Perruche's Judgement).[13]
References
edit- ^ a b Biographie sur le site de l'Académie d'éducation et d'études sociales, octobre 2002.
- ^ Sa fiche BnF.
- ^ Liste des thèses dirigées par Janine Chanteur.
- ^ Donner naissance à un enfant handicapé Archived 2016-10-09 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Les membres titulaires de l’AES le 17 février 2009.
- ^ a b Acte de décès paru dans le quotidien Le Figaro le 11 juin 2015.
- ^ Liste non exhaustive de publications Patrick Verspieren
- ^ Verspieren, Patrick. "Naître n'est plus un préjudice".
- ^ Chanteur, Janine. "De la guerre à la paix".
- ^ "La guerre, La paix et les Hommes par JANINE CHANTEUR".
- ^ Site de l'Académie française.
- ^ Site de l'Académie française.
- ^ Site de l'Académie des sciences morales et politiques Archived 2016-07-10 at the Wayback Machine.
External links
edit- Donner naissance à un enfant handicapé Archived 2016-10-09 at the Wayback Machine dans le quotidien La Croix, Janine Chanteur livre son témoignage : "Être parent d'un enfant handicapé mental, cela s'apprend".
