Gustave Thibon
Gustave Thibon (born 2 September 1902 at Saint-Marcel d'Ardèche, France - died 19 January 2001) was a French philosopher.
He loved poetry very early although he left school at the age of thirteen, especially Victor Hugo and the Parnasse. He was very impressed by First World War, what led him to hate patriotism and democracy. Young Gustave Thibon travelled to London and to Italy. He did his military duty in North Africa, then returned to his village at the age of 23.
During the Second World War he hosted the philosopher Simone Weil at his farm ; he published S. Weil's work La Pesanteur et la grâce (Gravity and Grace) in 1957.
Works
- La science du caractère, Paris, Desclée de Brouwer, 1934.
- Poèmes - L'édition universelle, Bruxelles, 1940.
- Destin de l'homme, Paris, Desclée de Brouwer, 1941.
- L'échelle de Jacob, Lyon, Lardanchet, 1942.
- Retour au réel, 1943.
- Le pain de chaque jour, Monaco, Editions du rocher, 1945.
- Chateaubriand, Monaco, Editions du Rocher, 1948.
- Nietzsche ou le déclin de l'esprit, Lyon, Lardanchet, 1948.
- Paysages du Vivarais, Paris, Plon, 1949.
- Diagnostics, Paris, Librairie de Médicis, 1940.
- La crise moderne de l'amour, Paris, Editions Universitaires, 1953.
- Vous serez comme des dieux, Fayard théâtre, 1959.
- Ce que Dieu a uni, Paris, Fayard 1967.
- L'ignorance étoilée, Fayard, 1974.
- Notre regard qui manque à la lumière, Paris, Fayard, 1975.
- Entretiens avec Christian Chabanis, Fayard, 1975.
- L'équilibre et l'harmonie, 1976.
- Le voile et le masque, Paris, Fayard, 1985.
- Au soir de ma vie, mémoires, Plon, 1993.
- L'illusion féconde, Fayard, Paris, 1995.
- Aux ailes de la lettre, pensées inédites (1932–1982), Monaco, éditions du Rocher, 2006.
- Gustave Thibon : témoin de la lumière par Christian Chabanis, Beauchesne, janvier 1967.
- Entretiens avec G. Thibon, par Philippe Barthelet, Paris, La Place royale, 1988.