Anne Dufourmantelle (20 March 1964 – 21 July 2017) was a French philosopher and psychoanalyst.[1][2][3]

Anne Dufourmantelle
Born(1964-03-20)20 March 1964
Paris, France
Died21 July 2017(2017-07-21) (aged 53)
Ramatuelle, France
Alma materParis-Sorbonne University
Brown University
Occupation(s)Philosopher, psychoanalyst
SpouseFrédéric Boyer

Education and career

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Dufourmantelle was educated at Brown University and at Paris-Sorbonne University, where she earned a doctorate in philosophy in 1994.[4] She practised psychoanalysis and was a professor at the European Graduate School[5] and a contributor to the French daily newspaper Libération.[2]

Her philosophical work focused on risk taking, which she argued was essential, saying that "absolute security - like 'zero risk' - is a fantasy"[4] and that "[R]eal danger must be faced in order to survive".[6] Her book Éloge du risque or Praise of Risk was published in 2011.[4] Dufourmantelle was also a professor of psychoanalysis at The European Graduate School.[7]

Death

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She died on July 21, 2017, at Pampelonne beach in Ramatuelle near the city of Saint-Tropez, while trying to rescue two children caught in the Mediterranean when the water became dangerously turbulent. The children were rescued by lifeguards and survived, but Dufourmantelle could not be resuscitated.[2][4][8] Dufourmantelle is survived by her partner Frédéric Boyer and three children.[9]

Honours

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Dufourmantelle won the Prix Raymond de Boyer de Sainte-Suzanne from the Académie française in 1998.[4][10]

Works

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  • De l'hospitalité, with Jacques Derrida, Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 1997 ISBN 978-2-7021-2795-7
  • La Vocation prophétique de la philosophie, Éditions du Cerf, 1998
  • La Sauvagerie maternelle, Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 2001, édition poche 2016 ISBN 978-2743636579
  • Le Livre de Jonas, with Marc-Alain Ouaknin, Bayard, 2001
  • Parcours : entretiens avec Anne Dufourmantelle, with Miguel Benasayag, Paris, Amazon Media, 2001
  • Une question d'enfant, Paris, Bayard, 2002 ISBN 978-2-2270-1103-8
  • Blind Date : sexe et philosophie, Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 2003 ISBN 978-2-7021-3402-3
  • Du retour : abécédaire biopolitique, A.Pandolfi, 2003
  • Negri on Negri : in conversation, Taylor & Francis, 2004 ISBN 978-0-4159-6895-9
  • Procès Dutroux : penser l'émotion, Paris, ministère de la Communauté française, 2004
  • American Philo, with Avital Ronell, Paris, éditions Stock, 2006 ISBN 2-234-05840-6 BnF 40227131g
  • La Femme et le Sacrifice : d'Antigone à la femme d'à côté, Paris, Denoël, 2007 ISBN 978-2-2072-5412-7
  • Fighting theory, with Avital Ronell, Université de l'Illinois Press, 2010 ISBN 978-0-2520-7623-7
  • Éloge du risque, Paris, Payot, 2011 ISBN 978-2-2289-0642-5
  • Dieu, l'amour et la psychanalyse, with Jean-Pierre Winter, Paris, Bayard Jeunesse, 2011 ISBN 978-2-2274-7232-7
  • Intelligence du rêve, Paris, Payot, 2012 ISBN 978-2-2289-0736-1
  • En cas d'amour : psychopathologie de la vie amoureuse, Paris, Rivages, 2012 ISBN 978-2-7436-2305-0;
  • Puissance de la douceur, Paris, Payot, 2013 ISBN 978-2-2289-0964-8
  • Se trouver, with Laure Leter, Paris, Jean-Claude Lattès, 2014 ISBN 978-2-7096-3690-2[11]
  • L'Envers du feu, Paris, éditions Albin Michel, 2015 ISBN 978-2-226-31807-7
  • Défense du secret, Éditions Payot, 2015

References

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  1. ^ Frémont, Anne-Laure (24 July 2017). "La philosophe Anne Dufourmantelle se noie en secourant des enfants". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "La philosophe et psychanalyste Anne Dufourmantelle se noie en secourant des enfants". Le Monde (in French). Agence France-Presse. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  3. ^ Vécrin, Anastasia (23 July 2017). "Mort d'Anne Dufourmantelle, philosophe et psychanalyste en liberté". La Libération (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e "French philosopher Dufourmantelle drowns rescuing children". BBC News. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  5. ^ Held, Amy (24 July 2017). "French Philosopher Who Promoted Risk-Taking Dies Attempting Water Rescue". NPR. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  6. ^ Gerretsen, Isabelle (24 July 2017). "French philosopher who said 'real danger must be faced in order to survive' drowns rescuing children". International Business Times. World. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  7. ^ https://egs.edu/biography/anne-dufourmantelle%e2%80%a0/ Anne Dufourmantelle Professor of Psychoanalysis at The European Graduate School / EGS.
  8. ^ O'Connor, Roisin (24 July 2017). "Anne Dufourmantelle dead: French philosopher who wrote book on risk-taking dies rescuing children". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-07. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Anne Dufourmantelle, philosopher and psychoanalyst – obituary". The Telegraph. 2017-08-07. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  10. ^ "Prix Raymond de Boyer de Sainte-Suzanne" (in French). Académie française. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Comment réagir face à un pervers narcissique ?" (with audio) (in French). France Info. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2017.