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Élisabeth Badinter

エリザベット・バダンテール　/　えりざべっと・ばだんてーる

Philosopher from France

March 5, 1944 (age 82)　・　Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine, France

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My Take

Élisabeth Badinter interests me because she questions feelings we treat as natural. The French philosopher and historian argued that maternal love is not pure instinct but a sentiment shaped across history, and that single provocation reframes everything around motherhood. I admire that she pairs feminism with Enlightenment rationalism and universalism, advocating a deliberately moderate position rather than the loudest one. That balance is harder than it looks and easy to misread. Honored with the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, she embodies thinking as a form of cultivation. I find writers who interrogate the obvious far braver than those who merely affirm it.

Overview

Élisabeth Badinter (née Bleustein-Blanchet; born 5 March 1944) is a French philosopher, author and historian. She is best known for her philosophical treatises on feminism and women's role in society. She is an advocate of liberal feminism and women migrant workers' rights in France. Badinter is described as having a commitment to Enlightenment rationalism and universalism. She advocates for a "moderate feminism".

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Élisabeth Badinter
Name (Japanese): エリザベット・バダンテール
Reading: えりざべっと・ばだんてーる
Born: March 5, 1944 (age 82)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Monkey
Origin: Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine, France
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: philosopher / historian / docent / women's rights activist / author

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Awards & achievements

2007 Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
2011 Commander of the Order of Cultural Merit
2024 Grand prix de littérature de la SGDL

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	Die Mutterliebe. Geschichte eines Gefühls vom 17. Jahrhundert bis heute	—

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B6%E3%83%99%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB

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