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  1. Hippolyte Adolphe Taine (French pronunciation: [ipɔlit adɔlf tɛn], 21 April 1828 – 5 March 1893) was a French historian, critic and philosopher. He was the chief theoretical influence on French naturalism , a major proponent of sociological positivism and one of the first practitioners of historicist criticism.

  2. Apr 17, 2024 · Hippolyte Taine (born April 21, 1828, Vouziers, Ardennes, France—died March 5, 1893, Paris) was a French thinker, critic, and historian, one of the most-esteemed exponents of 19th-century French positivism. He attempted to apply the scientific method to the study of the humanities. Early life and career

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  3. Hippolyte Adolphe Taine (April 21, 1828 - March 5, 1893) was a French critic and historian. He was the chief theoretical influence of French naturalism, a major proponent of sociological positivism, and one of the first practitioners of historicist criticism. Taine is particularly remembered for his three-pronged approach to the contextual ...

  4. Hippolyte Taine, (born April 21, 1828, Vouziers, Ardennes, France—died March 5, 1893, Paris), French thinker, critic, and historian. Taine came to believe as a youth that knowledge must be based on sense experience, observation, and controlled experiment, a conviction that guided his career. Teaching at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris ...

  5. Né dans une famille drapière des Ardennes plutôt prospère, Hippolyte Taine est le fils de Jean-Baptiste Taine, avocat, qui l'encourage à une lecture éclectique et lui offre des enseignements artistiques et musicaux, et de Virginie Bezanson (sœur d' Adolphe Bezanson ). Cependant, à 13 ans, Hippolyte Adolphe Taine perd son père et il est ...

  6. May 23, 2018 · The French critic and historian Hippolyte Adolphe Taine (1828-1893) was one of the most prominent intellectual figures of his period in France. His emphasis on scientific methods in criticism formed the basis of contemporary critical techniques. Hippolyte Taine was born in Vouziers in the Ardennes on April 21, 1828, into a family of civil servants.

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  8. A French philosopher, psychologist, historian, and critic who advocated a positivistic and deterministic approach to mind, society, and art. He influenced many thinkers and writers, but also faced criticism and controversy for his views on race, environment, and time.

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