Yves Marie André

Yves Marie André (1675–1764), also known as le Père André, was a French Jesuit mathematician, philosopher, and essayist.

Yves-Marie André
Born(1675-05-22)May 22, 1675
Châteaulin, Finistère
DiedFebruary 26, 1764(1764-02-26) (aged 88)
Caen, Calvados
Other namesle Père André
Era18th-century philosophy
RegionFrench philosophy
Main interests
Aesthetics

André entered the Society of Jesus in 1693. Although distinguished in his scholastic studies, he adhered to Gallicanism and Jansenism and was thus considered unsuitable for responsible office by Church authorities. He therefore pursued scientific studies and became royal professor of mathematics at Caen.[1]

He is best known for his Essai sur le Beau (Essay on Beauty), a 1741 philosophical work on aesthetics, which made him famous at the time and remained a well-known work into the 19th century.[2]

References
  1. Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Yves Marie André" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  2. André, Essai sur le Beau in Œuvres Philosophiques (Paris: Adolphe Delahays, 1843).


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