Maine de Biran
Maine de Biran | |
|---|---|
| Born | François-Pierre-Gontier de Biran 29 November 1766 |
| Died | 20 July 1824 (aged 57) Paris, France |
| Education | |
| Education | University of Poitiers (LL.B.) |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Modern philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | French spiritualism |
| Notable ideas | The primacy of voluntary effort (volo, ergo sum, "I will, therefore I am") |
François-Pierre-Gontier de Biran (/bɪˈrɑːn/; 29 November 1766 – 20 July 1824), better known as Maine de Biran (French: [mɛn də biʁɑ̃]), was a French philosopher.