Claire Marin (born November 14, 1974, in Paris) is a French philosopher, writer, and professor.
Early life and education Marin grew up in Grigny, Essonne and then near Nantes, the daughter of a secretary and a computer engineer.
She enrolled at École normale supérieure de lettres et sciences humaines in Fontenay-aux-Roses-Saint-Cloud in 1994. In 2003, she obtained a doctorate in philosophy from the Paris-Sorbonne University (Paris IV) with a thesis topic focusing on "obscure activity" in the philosophy of Félix Ravaisson-Mollien and supervised by Jean-François Courtine. She also passed the Agrégation.
Academic career She taught for many years at the Lycée Eugène-Ionesco in Issy-les-Moulineaux. She also taught at the Lycée Janson-de-Sailly in Paris. In 2008, she published her first novel, (Éditions Allia) and an essay, (Armand Colin).
From 2011, for about ten years, she was a professor in philosophy in the classes préparatoires at the Lycée Alfred-Kastler in Cergy-Pontoise. She is a member of the (PhilOfr) at the École normale supérieure in the Rue d'Ulm, Paris.
She is a member of the jury for the awards giving at Les Rencontres Philosophiques de Monaco.
Reception Her essays which draw on literature and philosophy have received a number of awards. Adèle Van Reeth, current director of France Inter, who edited Rupture(s) and Être à sa place (Éditions de l'Observatoire, 2022), explains: "She excels in the art of storytelling, in linking concepts to lived experience, in anchoring philosophy in love relationships or the mother-child bond, by assuming the 'I'."
Her books sell well over time; for example, Rupture(s), published in 2019, reached 31,800 copies sold in December 2022 and 87,000 in 2023.Aurélie Marcireau, « Portrait. Claire Marin. Éprouver le réel », Lire - Magazine littéraire, 1er décembre 2022. Cited in: Contributeurs de Wikipédia, "Claire Marin," Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre, https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Claire_Marin&oldid=235404042 (Page consultée le avril 21, 2026).
Awards and distinctions 2008: Prix Jean Bernard, awarded by the Académie nationale de médecine for (Éditions Allia, 2008) 2010: Prix Pierre Simon Éthique et Société, in the category for ethics and reflection, for . 2019: Prix des Savoirs for Rupture(s) (Editions de l'Observatoire, 2019) 2020: for Rupture(s) (Editions de l'Observatoire, 2019).
Personal life Marin is married and lives in Paris.
Works Novel Hors de moi, Paris, Éditions Allia, 2008
Non-fiction books Violences de la maladie, violence de la vie, Paris, Armand Colin, 2008 . La Maladie, catastrophe intime, Paris, PUF, 2014 . La Relève, Les Éditions du Cerf, coll. Actualité, 2018. . Qu'allons-nous devenir ?, coll. Philophile - Giboulées, Gallimard Jeunesse, 2018, 62 p.. Rupture(s), Paris, , coll. La Relève, 2019, 160 p. . Mon corps est-il bien à moi ?, coll. Philophile - Giboulées, Gallimard Jeunesse, 2020, 48 p. . Être à sa place, L'Observatoire, 2022, 240 p. . Les Débuts: Par où recommencer ?, coll. Les Grands Mots, Éditions Autrement, 2023, 192 p. .
Works by others (edited and compiled) De la nature à l'esprit, introduction à la philosophie française du 19th century, avec R. Belay (dir.), Lyon, Presses de l'École normale supérieure, 2001. L'Épreuve de soi (dir.), Paris, Armand Colin, coll. L'inspiration philosophique, 2003. Souffrance et douleur: authored by Paul Ricœur, with Nathalie Zaccaï-Reyners, Paris, PUF, 2013. .
Articles "1. Maladie et identité." Questions de soin (2014): 11–18. "Réapprendre la maladie." Esprit 5 (2020): 55–60. Ton âge, Femmes, La Nouvelle Revue Française, Spring 2023, pp. 13–15.
References
Further reading Marie-Pierre Genecand: La rupture sous toutes ses coutures. Le Temps, 12 April 2019. . "Bergson nous apprend à ne pas passer à côté de notre vie", interview of Claire Marin by Victorine de Oliveira in Philosophie magazine. 27 November 2019. Enjalbert, Cédric. "Claire Marin: “Personne n’est jamais bien assis dans l’existence." Philosophie Magazine 157, no. 3 (2022): 35–38. "L'invitée: La philosophe Claire Marin", interview with Juliette Cerf, Télérama no. 3821, pp. 3–8, 5 April 2023.
External links Claire Marin on Radio France (podcasts)