Polity

France

Modern Sovereign Republics

France, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe, with overseas regions and territories including French Guiana, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the French West Indies, and islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. The current Fifth Republic, a semi-presidential system, was formed in 1958 by Charles de Gaulle, following the earlier Bourbon Restoration, French Second Republic, Second French Empire, French Third Republic and short-lived Fourth Republic. France is a great power and one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.

Facts
Capital
Paris 1
Start Year
1958 1
This entity is the current French Fifth Republic, founded 1958; the lead's own long list of earlier French states (Kingdom of France, First and Second Empires, five earlier Republics) shows a genuinely multi-era history, but 1958 is the one the lead names as forming the state now current.
Government type (class)
Republic 1
Classification
Status (Extant or Former)
Extant 1
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European Coal and Steel Community, Organizations

In Era

The Contemporary Period, Eras
Source Wikipedia: France
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France

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Government Type

Republic

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Nationals Include

Frantz Fanon

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Gabriel Marcel

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Gabrielle Suchon

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Source 1001 Philosophers: Gabrielle Suchon (1001 Philosophers)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
Gabrielle Suchon was a French philosopher of the Modern era
Georges Politzer

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Géraud de Cordemoy

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Source Géraud de Cordemoy (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was a French philosopher, historian and lawyer
Gersonides

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Gilles Deleuze

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Guy Hocquenghem

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Heloise

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Source Heloise (1001 Philosophers)Lead
Quote, Lead
Heloise (c. 1100 - 1164) was a French philosopher of the Medieval era, associated with Medieval Philosophy.
Henri Bergson

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Jacques Derrida

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Jacques Lacan

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Jean Baudrillard

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Jean Bodin

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Jean de Silhon

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Source Jean de Silhon (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
was a French philosopher and politician
Jean-Marie Guyau

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Source Jean-Marie Guyau (Wikipedia)Lead
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was a French philosopher and poet
Jean-Paul Sartre

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Julia Kristeva

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Julien Offray de La Mettrie

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Source Julien Offray de La Mettrie (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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was a French physician and philosopher
Louis Althusser

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Luce Irigaray

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Madeleine de Souvré, marquise de Sablé

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Source Madeleine de Souvré, marquise de Sablé (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy)Opening summary, nationality
Quote, Opening summary, nationality
Madame de Sablé has long occupied the background of early modern French philosophy
Marin Cureau de la Chambre

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Source Marin Cureau de la Chambre (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
was a French physician and philosopher born in Saint-Jean-d'Assé
Maurice Merleau-Ponty

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Michel de Montaigne

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Michel Foucault

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Michel Malherbe

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Mohammed Arkoun

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Montesquieu

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Nicolas de Condorcet

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Nicolas Malebranche

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Source Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Malebranche entryLead
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The French Cartesian Nicolas Malebranche was hailed by his contemporary, Pierre Bayle
Olympe de Gouges

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Source Olympe de Gouges (1001 Philosophers)FAQ, nationality and era
Quote, FAQ, nationality and era
Olympe de Gouges was a French philosopher of the Modern era.
Paul Ricoeur

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Peter Abelard

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Petrus Ramus

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Source Petrus Ramus (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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Petrus Ramus (French: Pierre de La Ramée; Anglicized as Peter Ramus ; 1515 – 26 August 1572) was a French humanist, logician, and educational reformer.
Pierre Bayle

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Source Pierre Bayle (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)Lead, nationality
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French Protestant refugee, professor, and above all, philosopher
Pierre Charron

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Source Pierre Charron (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
Pierre Charron (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ʃaʁɔ̃]; 1541 – 16 November 1603) was a French Catholic theologian and major contributor to the new thought of the 17th century.
Pierre Duhem

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Pierre Gassendi

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Source Pierre Gassendi (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was a French philosopher, scientific chronicler, observer, and experimentalist
Pierre Grégoire

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Source Pierre Grégoire (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
was a French jurist and philosopher
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

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Rene Descartes

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Robert Desgabets

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Source Robert Desgabets (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
an early defender and teacher of the Cartesian philosophy at St. Maur in the region of Lorraine, France
Roger Kempf

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Roland Barthes

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Simone de Beauvoir

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Simone Weil

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Souleymane Bachir Diagne

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Tony Duvert

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Valentin Feldman

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: France
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    The current Fifth Republic, a semi-presidential system, was formed in 1958 by Charles de Gaulle.
  • France: Status
    France, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean.
  • Wikipedia lead paragraph, official name/state form (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
  • Lead
    a total population estimated at over 69.1 million in 2026. Its capital, largest city and main cultural and economic centre is Paris, with a metropolitan
  • In Era: The Contemporary Period, lead paragraph and infobox, existence dates
    France, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe.
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