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Paris

48.857, 2.352 · 1641 CE → 1949 CE

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Why this place matters: 4 source-backed events connect writing, publication, translation, teaching, or reception to this exact place. The pin does not claim the idea originated here.
  1. 1641Publication

    The first Latin edition is published in Paris.

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    • Meditationes de prima philosophia

      René Descartes · 1641 · Paris: Michael Soly, first Latin edition

      Locator: Title page and Paris imprint

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  2. 1641Publication

    The Latin Meditations appears in Paris and places the mind-body distinction at center stage.

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    • René Descartes

      Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

      Locator: §1 Intellectual Biography; 1641 publication of Meditations

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  3. 1942Publication

    Published in Paris, The Myth of Sisyphus proposes lucid persistence and revolt rather than suicide before the absurd.

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    • Albert Camus

      Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

      Locator: Bibliography, Le Mythe de Sisyphe, Paris 1942

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  4. 1949Publication

    Published in Paris, The Second Sex relocates the knowing subject in embodiment and situation.

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    • Simone de Beauvoir

      Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

      Locator: Bibliography, Le Deuxième Sexe, Paris 1949

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