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'''Joseph Joubert''' ({{IPA|fr|ʒozɛf ʒubɛʁ|lang}}; 6 May 1754 in [[Montignac, Dordogne|Montignac]], [[Périgord]] &ndash; 4 May 1824 in [[Paris]]) was a [[French moralists|French moralist]] and [[List of essayists|essayist]], remembered today largely for his ''Pensées'' (''Thoughts''), which were published posthumously.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
From the age of fourteen Joubert attended a religious college in [[Toulouse]], where he later taught until 1776. In 1778 he went to [[Paris]] where he met [[Jean le Rond d'Alembert|D'Alembert]] and [[Denis Diderot|Diderot]],<ref name=CE>{{cite Catholic Encyclopedia |wstitle=Joseph Joubert |volume=8 |first=Louis Narcisse |last=Delamarre}}</ref> amongst others, and later became a friend of a young writer and [[diplomat]], [[François-René de Chateaubriand|Chateaubriand]].<br />
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He alternated between living in [[Paris]] with his friends and life in the privacy of the countryside in [[Villeneuve-sur-Yonne]]. He was appointed inspector-general of universities under [[Napoleon]].<br />
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Joubert published nothing during his lifetime, but he wrote a copious number of letters and filled sheets of paper and small notebooks with thoughts about the nature of human existence, literature, Christianity and spiritual life, and other topics, in a poignant, often [[aphorism|aphoristic]] style. After his death his widow entrusted Chateaubriand with these notes, and in 1838, he published a selection titled, ''Recueil des pensées de M. Joubert''<ref name=CE/> (''Collected Thoughts of Mr. Joubert''). More complete editions were to follow, as were collections of Joubert's correspondence.<br />
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Somewhat of the [[Epicureanism|Epicurean]] school of philosophy, Joubert even valued his own frequent suffering of ill health, as he believed sickness gave subtlety to the soul. He belongs to the tradition of the so-called “[[French moralists]].”<br />
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Joubert's works have been translated into numerous languages. In 1866 [[iarchive:JoubertSomeThoughts|"Some of the 'Thoughts' of Joseph Joubert"]] were translated by [[George Henry Calvert|George H. Calvert]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/JoubertSomeThoughts|title=Some of the "Thoughts" of Joseph Joubert|website=Internet Archive|year=1866 }}</ref> A later English translation version was made by [[Paul Auster]]. <br />
[[Matthew Arnold]] in his ''Critical Essays'' devotes a section to Joubert.<br />
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==Principal editions==<br />
*''Recueil des pensées de M. Joubert'', published by Chateaubriand, Le Normant, Paris, 1838. [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k704177.pdf Text online]<br />
*''Pensées, essais, maximes et correspondance de J. Joubert'', preface by Paul Raynal, Le Normant, Paris, 1850; 1861.<br />
*''Pensées'', introduction and noted by [[Victor Giraud]], Bloud, Paris, 1909<br />
*''Carnets'', texts collected by [[André Beaunier]], Gallimard, Paris, 1938; 1994<br />
*''Correspondance de [[Jean-Pierre Louis de Fontanes|Louis de Fontanes]] et de Joseph Joubert : (1785-1819)'', Plon, Paris, 1943<br />
*''Pensées et Lettres'', organized by [[Raymond Dumay]] and [[Maurice Andrieux]], Grasset, 1954<br />
*''Pensées'', selected texts presented by [[Raymond Dumay]], Club français du livre, 1954<br />
*''Essais : 1779-1821'', complete critical version by Rémy Tessonneau, A.G. Nizet, Paris, 1983<br />
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==References==<br />
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*{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Joubert, Joseph |volume=15 |page=522 |short=1}}<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110607064017/http://visualiseur.bnf.fr/Visualiseur?Destination=Gallica&O=NUMM-88671 Joubert's works] at [[Bibliothèque nationale de France]] (in French)<br />
*[http://www.doyletics.com/art/notebook.htm Review of translations by Paul Auster] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131205531/http://www.doyletics.com/art/notebook.htm |date=2016-01-31 }}<br />
*English translations of [https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%28joseph%20joubert%29&and%5B%5D=languageSorter%3A%22English%22 Joubert's works] at Internet Archive<br />
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