Pourquoi édite-t-on les philosophes « classiques » en France au XIXe siècle ?

Abstract

French philosophers from the 19th century did not consider editorial tasks to be unedifying, nor indifferent to philosophical work itself. But political criteria are not sufficient to analyse them as actions. Editors did not only aim at distinguishing fiends and friends in an actualized history of philosophy, they also assumed their work was philosophical in itself. The six papers of this dossier underline the singularity of philosophical edition as a philosophical practice in 19th century France.

Keywords

• French philosophy from the 19th century
• reception studies
• history of editions