Tzvetan Todorov
Tzvetan Todorov was a Bulgarian-French historian, philosopher, structuralist literary critic, sociologist and essayist. He was the author of many books and essays, which have had a significant influence in anthropology, sociology, semiotics, literary theory, intellectual history and culture theory.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Sofia
- Educated at
- School for Advanced Studies in the Social SciencesSofia University
- Awards
- 🏆 Prix Européen de l'Essai Charles Veillon🏆 Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 Roland Barthes
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"Pride is not a wise counselor. People who believe themselves to be the incarnation of good have a distorted view of the world. The absence of any obstacle to the deployment of strength is dangerous fo…"
"A maxim for the twenty-first century might well be to start not by fighting evil in the name of good, but by attacking the certainties of people who claim always to know where good and evil are to be …"
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Timeline
1939
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Died
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