Cornelius Castoriadis

Cornelius Castoriadis
Castoriadis in 1990
Born
Kornilios Kastoriadis

(1922-03-11)11 March 1922
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (present-day Istanbul, Turkey)
Died26 December 1997(1997-12-26) (aged 75)
Paris, France
Other names
List
    • Corneille Castoriadis
    • "Pierre Chaulieu"
    • "Paul Cardan"
    • "Jean Delvaux"
    • "Marc Noiraud"
    • "Jean-Marc Coudray"
CitizenshipFrench (from 1970)
Political party
List
Spouses
Catherine May
(m. 1960; div. 1963)
    (m. 1968; div. 1978)
      Zoé Christofidi
      (m. 1978)
      Children
      • Sparta
      • Cybèle
      Education
      Education8th Gymnasium of Athens
      (Apol., 1937)
      University of Athens
      (1937–1942; B.A., 1942)
      University of Paris
      (Dr. cand., 1946–1948)
      University of Paris X
      (DrE, 1980)
      Doctoral advisorPaul Ricœur
      Other advisorsRené Poirier
      Philosophical work
      Era20th-century philosophy
      RegionWestern philosophy
      School
      InstitutionsEHESS
      (1979–1995)
      Main interests
      Notable works
      List
        • The Imaginary Institution of Society (1975)
        • Crossroads in the Labyrinth (1978–1999, 6 vols.)
      Notable ideas
      List

      Cornelius Castoriadis (Greek: Κορνήλιος Καστοριάδης; 11 March 1922 – 26 December 1997) was a Greek-French philosopher, sociologist, social critic, economist, psychoanalyst, author of The Imaginary Institution of Society, and co-founder of the Socialisme ou Barbarie group.

      His writings on autonomy and social institutions have been influential in both academic and activist circles.