Étienne Bimbenet

Étienne Bimbenet
Born1967 (age 58–59)
Paris
OccupationPhilosopher
AwardsPrix PhiloMonaco de l'Essai, 2018
Prix Dagnan-Bouveret, 2012
Education
EducationBlaise Pascal University, Clermont-Ferrand
École Normale Supérieure, Paris
ThesisNature and humanity in Merleau-Ponty's works (2001)
Renaud Barbaras
Philosophical work
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsParis 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University (2024-present)
Bordeaux Montaigne University (before 2024)
LanguageFrench
Main interests
phenomenology
Notable ideas
Species difference & respect in the study of philosophical anthropology & animal ethics

Étienne Bimbenet (born in 1967 in Paris) is a French philosopher who specializes in contemporary phenomenology.

Education and background

The title of his thesis was Nature et humanité dans l'oeuvre de Merleau-Ponty (Nature and humanity in Merleau-Ponty's works.) He defended it under the supervision of Renaud Barbaras.[1] After obtaining his diploma in 2001, from Université Blaise Pascal.[1]

He also studied at l'École normale supérieure in Paris.[2]

He became a professor of contemporary philosophy at l’Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, where he has been since 2024.[2] He had previously been a professor of philosophy at Bordeaux Montaigne University[3] and prior to that, had been assigned to Jean Moulin University Lyon 3.[4]

Research

In line with his work on Merleau-Ponty's theories,[5][6] he proposes a phenomenological anthropology centered on our animal origins and on the specificity of human behavior. In dialogue with child psychology and primatology, he defends the principle of a "naturalism of second nature" (John McDowell).[4][7]

Bimbenet takes a predominantly phenomenological approach in his work. He often stresses the importance of opening the eyes and seeing; the emphasis on perception is evident throughout his writing.[8][9][4] He studies distinctions and difference.[10] He investigates philosophical anthropology, particularly human difference from nonhuman animals.[4][10] Thus, his methods are phenomenological and the objective of his analysis is bent toward animal ethics.[4][9] He believes strongly in the importance for an understanding and respect of anthropological difference among species if we are to treat each other ethically.[9][4]

Activities

With Bruce Bégout, he co-edited the collection Matière étrangère (foreign matter), published by Éditions Vrin.

He is a member of the editorial board for the journal Alter.[11]

Bimbenet is a member of the jury for the prizes of Les Rencontres Philosophiques de Monaco.[12]

In 2017, he joined a group of scholars in signing a petition to support activists from L214, a French animal rights group, who stood trial for entering a slaughterhouse. Bimbenet and his fellow signatories were in support of their rights to gather information about the facility.[3]

In 2019, he gave a lecture for students in Monaco, called Pourquoi donne-t-on ? (Why do we give?)[13]

In 2022, he joined a conference on the topic of risk with philosopher Patrick Savidan as well as the author and lecturer Thierry Consigny.[14][15] He has attended other philosophical meetings in Monaco, such as the Colloquium in 2020 and 2021, and the Workshop (Atelier) on time, history, and testimony in 2020.[12] He is one of the contributors to the Qu’est-ce que la philosophie? series that is published by Librairie philosophique J. Vrin.[16][17]

Awards

Selected works

English translated

French titles

Books

  • Qu’est-ce que la philosophie ?. Les Rencontres Philosophiques de Monaco. Part of a series and a transcript of a conference held on 7 June 2019 at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco. ISBN 9782711631827. EAN 9772414376002.[22]
  • Le Complexe des trois singes. Essai sur l’animalité humaine, Paris, Éditions du Seuil, Collection l’Ordre philosophique. October 2017.[23][24][25][26][27]
  • L’Invention du réalisme, Paris, Éditions du Cerf, collection Passages, 2015.[28] ISBN 9782204104005.
  • L’Animal que je ne suis plus, Paris, Éditions Gallimard, collection Folio Essais inédit, 2011. ISBN 9782070441594.
  • Après Merleau-Ponty. Études sur la fécondité d’une pensée, Paris, Librairie philosophique J. Vrin, collection Problèmes et Controverses, 2011. ISBN 9782711623556.
  • Nature et Humanité. Le problème anthropologique dans l’œuvre de Merleau-Ponty, Paris, Éditions Vrin, collection Histoire de la philosophie, 2004. ISBN 9782711616619.
  • La nature: approches philosophiques. France: Éditions Vrin, 2002.
  • L’Ordre humain. Commentaire de La Structure du comportement. III, 3. Paris, Éditions Ellipses, 2000.

Periodicals

  • "«La chasse sans prise»: Merleau-ponty et le projet d'une science de l'homme sans l'homme." Les études philosophiques 57, no. 2 (2001): 239-259.
  • "" Les pensees barbares du premier age": Merleau-Ponty et la psychologie de I'enfant." Chiasmi International: publication trilingue autour de la pensée de Merleau-Ponty= trilingual studies concerning the thought of Merleau-Ponty= pubblicazione trilingue intorno al pensiero di Merleau-Ponty: 4, 2002 (2002): 65-86.
  • "Sens pratique et pratiques réflexives: Quelques développements sociologiques de l'ontologie merleau-pontienne." Archives de philosophie 69, no. 1 (2006): 57–78.
  • "Pour une approche phénoménologique de l’attention conjointe." Alter. Revue de phénoménologie 18 (2010): 93–110.
  • "Merleau-Ponty et la querelle des contenus conceptuels de la perception." Rue Descartes 70, no. 4 (2010): 4-23.
  • with Christian Sommer. "Les métaphores de l'humain: L'anthropologie de Hans Blumenberg." Le débat 180, no. 3 (2014): 89–97.
  • "La formule transcendantale. Sur l’apport de la phénoménologie à l’anthropologie philosophique." Alter. Revue de phénoménologie 23 (2015): 206–225.
  • Esprit- Merleau-Ponty à l’âge de l’anthropocène: March 2025. Co-written with Corinne Pelluchon and Judith Revel. Revue Esprit, Kindle Edition, 2025. ISBN 9782372343282.

Notes

References

  1. 1 2 Bimbenet, Étienne (2001). "Nature et humanité dans l'oeuvre de Merleau-Ponty" [Nature and humanity in Merleau-Ponty's works]. Theses.fr (in French). Université Blaise Pascal (Clermont-Ferrand ; 1976-2016). Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 Sourced in translation from the existing article on French Wikipedia: Contributeurs de Wikipédia, "Étienne Bimbenet," Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre, https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%C3%89tienne_Bimbenet&oldid=224470041 (Page consultée le avril 2, 2025).
  3. 1 2 "Non au procès des militants de L214 !" [No to the trial of L214 activists!]. Libération (in French). 12 June 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2026. Etienne Bimbenet, philosophe, professeur à l'université Bordeaux Montaigne.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bimbenet, Étienne. “The Fallacy of Human Animality.” Environmental Philosophy 11, no. 1 (2014): 27–44. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26169789. Translated from French to English by Dr. Ramon Fonkoué.
  5. ↑ "Renouer avec la nature ? Atterrir avec Merleau-Ponty". Revue Esprit (in French). March 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Duru, Martin (23 July 2012). "L'animal que je ne suis plus - Philosophie et évolution". Philomag (in French). Philosophie Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 July 2026. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  7. ↑ Matthiessen, H.O. (2020). Perception and Action: John McDowell’s Naturalism of Second Nature. In: Hähnel, M. (eds) Aristotelian Naturalism. Historical-Analytical Studies on Nature, Mind and Action, vol 8. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37576-8_9
  8. ↑ Pol-Droit, Roger (7 April 2015). "Figures libres. L'animal qui a inventé le monde". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 Bonnardel, Yves (15 January 2019). "L'antispécisme face à ses contempteurs". Tribune (in French). Libération. Archived from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  10. 1 2 Pol-Droit, Roger (5 October 2017). "Figures libres. L'homme, animal très particulier…". Le Monde (in French). Archived from the original on 27 July 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Revue Alter presentation". Revue Alter (in French). Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  12. 1 2 "Étienne Bimbenet". PhiloMonaco. Les Rencontres Philosophiques de Monaco. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Étienne Bimbenet // Rencontre avec les Lycéens". PhiloTV (in French). PhiloMonaco. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "Le risque". PhiloTV. Philomonaco. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "Conversation // Le risque avec Étienne Bimbenet, Thierry Consigny et Patrick Savidan". YouTube. PhiloMonaco. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Qu'est-ce que la philosophie ?". Philo Monaco. Les Rencontres Philosophiques de Monaco. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  17. ↑ Où va la philosophie française?. Paris: Vrin. 2024. p. 512. ISBN 978-2-7116-3182-7. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "Prix Dagnant-Bouveret". Académie des sciences morales et politiques.
  19. ↑ "Les Rencontres philosophiques de Monaco, 2018"..
  20. ↑ "Le philosophe Etienne Bimbenet récompensé à Monaco". Libération (in French). 13 June 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  21. ↑ "Prix 2018 Rencontre avec les auteurs". PhiloTV. Philomonaco. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  22. ↑ "ÉTIENNE BIMBENET / Qu'est-ce que la philosophie ?". Librairie Philomonaco. Les Rencontres Philosophiques de Monaco. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  23. ↑ Maurot, Elodie (2018-02-22). "L'animal et nous, relancer le débat". La Croix (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-26.
  24. ↑ Droit, Roger-Pol (2017-10-05). "Figures libres. L'homme, animal très particulier…". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-26.
  25. ↑ Mathey, Nicolas (2018-02-15). "Pour un autre rapport animal à l'humain - L'Humanité". L'Humanité (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-26.
  26. ↑ Duru, Martin (2017-09-21). "Livre : Le complexe des trois singes. Essai sur l'animalité humaine". Philosophie Magazine (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-26.
  27. ↑ Le Goff, Anne (2018-10-03). "La bête et l'homme". La Vie des idées (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-26.
  28. ↑ Pol Droit, Roger (9 April 2015). "Figures libres. L'animal qui a inventé le monde". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2025.
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