Librairie philosophique J. Vrin
The Librairie philosophique Vrin, more formally known as La Librairie philosophique J. Vrin or simply Vrin, is a bookstore situated at 6, place de la Sorbonne in the 5th arrondissement of Paris,[a] and a French publishing house specializing in the publication of works of philosophy.[1] Joseph Vrin founded the bookstore in 1911, to which a publishing house was added in 1926.[2]
Collections
J. Vrin is the official publisher of meetings and notebooks compiled by Les Rencontres Philosophiques de Monaco.[3] In 2016, the house Vrin won the Mention Honorifique (after 2024, redesignated the Prix d'Éditeur) selected annually by PhiloMonaco.[4]
Vrin (variously called "chez Vrin"[5] or "Les Éditions Vrin"[6] in the press) is arranged in Collections:
- Philosophy & History of Philosophy[5]
- Ancient Philosophy
- Medieval Philosophy
- Philosophy of the Renaissance
- Logic and Epistemology
- Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art
Principal original authors
- Émile Boutroux (1845-1921), member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques & member of the Académie française. He held the chair of history of modern philosophy at the Sorbonne.
- Victor Delbos (1862-1916), author of several reference works in the history of philosophy and member of l'Académie des sciences morales et politiques.
- Émile Bréhier (1876-1952), Writer, historian, and professor of the history of philosophy. He specialized in Stoicism and Neoplatonism.[7].
- Étienne Gilson (1884-1978), professor at the Collège de France and member of the Académie française, specialized in medieval philosophy.
- Gaston Bachelard (1884-1962), one of the main représentatives of historical epistemology. He influenced Koyré, Althusser, Canguilhem, Simondon, Foucault, Dagognet, Bourdieu.
- Henri Gouhier (1898-1994), specialized in Cartesianism, metaphysics and French spiritualism.
Principal modern authors
- Georges Canguilhem (1904-1995), specialized in epistemology and History of Science, notable student of Gaston Bachelard and professor of Michel Foucault.
- Éric Weil (1904-1977), philosopher, historian of philosophy (Aristote, Kant, Hegel). His thinking revolved around the historicity of finite existence and the fragility of freedom.
- Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980), philosopher, writer, representative of the current existentialism.
- Emmanuel Levinas (1906-1995), philosopher, introducer of the thought of Heidegger and of Husserl en France.
- Pierre Hadot (1922-2010), historian of philosophy and Ancient philosophy.
- François Dagognet (1924-2015), specialized in the history of science, epistemology, and also in Aesthetics and Ethics.
- Michel Foucault (1926-1984), professor at the Collège de France and a leading figure in the French Theory.
Principal contemporary authors
- Monique Dixsaut, specializes in Plato, professor at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University.
- Jean-Luc Marion, philosopher, representative of the "theological turning point " of French phenomenology, member of the Académie française.
- Bernard Bourgeois, specializes in Hegel, professor emeritus at the Sorbonne (Paris-I) and member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques.
- Alain de Libera, historian of philosophy, specializes in medieval philosophy, professor at the Collège de France.
- Jean-François Courtine, historian of philosophy and specializes in the history of ontology, professor at Paris Sorbonne IV.
- Renaud Barbaras, professor of phenomenology at Paris 1.
- Jocelyn Benoist, professor at the Sorbonne (Paris-I), specializes in phenomenology and of the confrontation with analytic philosophy.
- Sandra Laugier, professor at the Sorbonne (Paris-I), member of the institut universitaire de France, chevalière of the légion d'honneur, specialist of the philosophy of language and the philosophy of knowledge.
- Dimitri El Murr, professor of the history of philosophy at the École normale supérieure (Ulm) and specialist of Plato.
Periodicals
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- Archives d'histoire doctrinale et littéraire du Moyen Age
- Revue des Sciences philosophiques et théologiques, founded in 1907, edited by Rémi Chéno.
- Cercle herméneutique
- La revue Cahiers philosophiques
- La revue Annale de l'Institut de philosophie de the University of Brussels, collection edited by Thierry Lenain
- La revue Bulletin de la Société française de philosophie
Notes
- ↑ There is a second location at 8, place de l'Église
References
- ↑ "LIBRAIRIE PHILISOPHIQUE VRIN (VRIN)". Societe.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- ↑ "Historique de la librairie J. Vrin". Histoire (in French). Vrin. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- ↑ "Libraire J. Vrin". PhiloBlog (in French). PhiloMonaco. Archived from the original on 7 July 2026. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
- ↑ "Le Prix PhiloMonaco de l'Éditeur 2016". Le Prix. PhiloMonaco. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Retour sur la métaphysique". Archives (in French). Le Monde. 11 January 1991. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
Bibliothèque d'histoire de la philosophie " publiée chez Vrin
- ↑ "Vrin au service des philosophes". Archives (in French). Le Monde. 26 June 1981. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
Les Éditions Vrin, qui font depuis des années un travail courageux et discret au service des auteurs philosophiques, viennent de lancer une nouvelle collection, " Vrin-reprise "
- ↑ Bréhier, Émile. La philosophie de Plotin (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2019..
See also
External links
- Vrin (official website)
- Resources relative to organizations (Annuaire des Entreprises)
Categories:
- Bookstores of Paris
- Book publishing companies of France
- Retail companies established in 1911
- 1911 establishments in France
- Publishing companies established in 1911
- French company stubs
- Companies established in 1911
- Small press publishing companies
- Buildings and structures in the 5th arrondissement of Paris
- Prix PhiloMonaco winners