André Comte-Sponville

André Comte-Sponville studied at École Normale Supérieure and University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne. The recorded working language is Hungarian and French. Epicurus, Lucretius and Benedictus de Spinoza are recorded as an influence. Employment is recorded with University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne. Distinctions recorded are La Bruyère Prize, Honorary doctor of the University of Mons and Knight of the Legion of Honour.

• Name — André Comte-Sponville • Born — 12 March 1952 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Education — École normale supérieure Pantheon-Sorbonne University (PhD) • Occupation — Philosopher André Comte-Sponville (born 12 March 1952) is a French philosopher.

André Comte-Sponville was born in Paris, France. He studied in the École Normale Supérieure and earned a PhD from Panthéon-Sorbonne University, and is aggregated in philosophy. He is a proponent of atheism and materialism, but in a particular form, because of his spiritualistic aim. The most important aspect of his work is an overcoming of traditional materialistic atheism in a perspective of post-materialism, because he demonstrates a spiritualization of atheism. This is especially present in his essay L'esprit de l'athéisme, published in 2006.

• "Le bonheur - visions occidentale et chinoise", a three CD spoken word audio conference and discussion with Francois Julien, 2007.

• Philosophy Masterclass for Libération (DVD, Éditions Montparnasse): L’Amour (with Robert Maggiori, Anne Dufourmantelle, Michel Erman and Nicolas Grimaldi)

His work is associated with atheism, humanism and materialism. He was employed by University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne. He belonged to National Ethics Advisory Committee.

André Comte-Sponville is recorded as philosopher, university teacher and writer.