Anne Dufourmantelle | |
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Born |
Paris, France | 20 March 1964
Died | 21 July 2017
Ramatuelle, France | (aged 53)
Alma mater |
Paris-Sorbonne University Brown University |
Occupation(s) | Philosopher, psychoanalyst |
Spouse | Frédéric Boyer |
Anne Dufourmantelle (20 March 1964 – 21 July 2017) was a French philosopher and psychoanalyst. [1] [2] [3]
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]
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]
Dufourmantelle won the Prix Raymond de Boyer de Sainte-Suzanne from the Académie française in 1998. [4] [10]
Anne Dufourmantelle | |
---|---|
Born |
Paris, France | 20 March 1964
Died | 21 July 2017
Ramatuelle, France | (aged 53)
Alma mater |
Paris-Sorbonne University Brown University |
Occupation(s) | Philosopher, psychoanalyst |
Spouse | Frédéric Boyer |
Anne Dufourmantelle (20 March 1964 – 21 July 2017) was a French philosopher and psychoanalyst. [1] [2] [3]
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]
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]
Dufourmantelle won the Prix Raymond de Boyer de Sainte-Suzanne from the Académie française in 1998. [4] [10]