Alexandre Koyré
Alexandre Koyré | |
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| Born | Alexandr Vladimirovich (or Volfovich) Koyra 29 August 1892 |
| Died | 28 April 1964 (aged 71) Paris, France |
| Education | |
| Education | University of Göttingen (1908–1911) Collège de France (1912–1913) University of Paris (1911–1914) |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Continental philosophy Phenomenology French historical epistemology |
| Institutions | École pratique des hautes études (1931–1962) Johns Hopkins University (1946–?) The New School (1941) |
| Main interests | History of science Philosophy of science Historical epistemology |
| Notable ideas | Criticism of positivist philosophy of science |
Alexandre Koyré (/kwɑːˈreɪ/; French: [kwaʁe]; born Alexandr Vladimirovich (or Volfovich) Koyra; 29 August 1892 – 28 April 1964), also anglicized as Alexander Koyre, was a French philosopher of Russian origin who wrote on the history and philosophy of science.