Yves Marie André

Yves-Marie André

Born| (1675-05-22)May 22, 1675

Châteaulin, Finistère

Died| February 26, 1764(1764-02-26) (aged 88)

Caen, Calvados

Other names| le Père André
Era| 18th-century philosophy
Region| French philosophy

Main interests

| Aesthetics

Yves Marie André  (1675–1764), also known as le Père André, was a French Jesuit mathematician, philosopher, and essayist.

André entered the Society of Jesus in 1693. Although distinguished in his scholastic studies, he adhered to Gallicanism and Jansenism and was thus considered unsuitable for responsible office by Church authorities. He therefore pursued scientific studies and became royal professor of mathematics at Caen.[1]

He is best known for his Essai sur le Beau (Essay on Beauty), a 1741 philosophical work on aesthetics, which made him famous at the time and remained a well-known work into the 19th century.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Yves Marie André" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
2. ^ André, Essai sur le Beau in Œuvres Philosophiques (Paris: Adolphe Delahays, 1843).

## External links[edit]

* Œuvres Philosophiques du Père André Collected works on the Internet Archive
* Essay on Beauty Annotated English translation of Essai sur le Beau

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