Archives de Philosophie

Archives de Philosophie is a French scholarly journal devoted to philosophy, founded in 1922 by the Jesuit priest Joseph Souilhé as part of the philosophical formation of young Jesuits. It began as an irregular publication issued in cahiers (fascicles) that were gathered into annual volumes, and it became a quarterly in 1955. The journal is published in Paris and has long been associated with the Jesuit intellectual tradition in France. The journal's editorial scope has combined two principal axes — ancient philosophy and classical French thought — while broadening over time to include modern and contemporary philosophy, the history of ideas, and non-European traditions. Special issues have been devoted to major figures such as Hegel, Machiavelli and Wittgenstein, and since 1972 the journal has published bibliographic "Bulletins" on authors and themes including Descartes, Hobbes, Hegel, Spinoza, Leibniz, medieval philosophy, the Aufklärung, German idealism and aesthetics. Its book-review section publishes more than one hundred reviews each year across internationally recognised bulletins, offering continuous bibliographic coverage of Descartes, English philosophy, medieval philosophy, Leibniz, Spinoza and Hegel, and reporting on major publications in French, English, German, Italian, Spanish and even Japanese. Authors published in the journal have included Leo Strauss, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Martin Heidegger, Emmanuel Levinas, Marcel Jousse, Claude Bruaire, Stanislas Breton, Xavier Tilliette, Jean Greisch, André Stanguennec, Jean-Luc Marion, Michel Fichant, Jean-François Courtine, Jean-François Kervégan, Jean-Louis Chrétien, Jocelyn Benoist and Dominique Pradelle. Recent issues illustrate the journal's continuing range: Tome 89 (2026), cahier 1 addresses the Pittsburgh School in relation to Kant and Hegel; cahier 2 examines the dilemma of philosophy in Brazil; and cahier 3 continues a series on Foucault, following earlier dossiers such as "Foucault et les sciences humaines" coordinated by Jean-François Braunstein in 2016. Earlier volumes include Tome 81, cahier 3 (2018) on writing the history of race, and Tome 80, cahier 1 (2017) on the passage from Revolution to History. Ownership of the title passed from the Paris publisher Beauchesne to the Centre Sèvres in 2002. The journal has been directed successively by Marcel Régnier (1955–1990), François Marty (1991–2000), Paul Valadier and, more recently, Laurent Gallois. It is distributed in print and online, notably through Cairn.info, and is indexed by research resources including Cairn, Dialnet, JSTOR, Mir@bel, the NLM Catalog, PhilPapers and Scopus. The official website notes that, as of July 6, 2026, U.S. regulations and taxes prevent the publisher from fulfilling orders from the United States.

Archives de Philosophie was founded in 1922 by the Jesuit priest Joseph Souilhé, within the framework of the philosophical formation of young Jesuits at Vals-près-le-Puy (Haute-Loire) and at the scolasticate on Jersey. It was originally published by the Paris house Beauchesne. Several cahiers (fascicles) appeared each year, together forming an annual volume. From the outset the journal followed two principal axes — ancient philosophy and classical French thought — while widening its horizon early on: in 1931 it published a study on Freud, and the following year a study on Indian thought. The Second World War interrupted publication. When the journal reappeared after the war it did so at a slower pace, issuing only six cahiers between 1945 and 1955. It was then refounded by Marcel Régnier as a quarterly publication in 1955. Régnier directed the journal from 1955 to 1990, and was succeeded by François Marty (1991–2000), then Paul Valadier, and more recently by Laurent Gallois. In 2002, the Paris publisher Beauchesne transferred the title to the Centre Sèvres, the Jesuit faculty in Paris, which remains its publisher and owner. Alongside its regular issues, the journal has produced special numbers devoted to the state of research on individual philosophers such as Hegel, Machiavelli and Wittgenstein. Since 1972 it has published bibliographic 'Bulletins' dedicated to authors or themes including Descartes, Hobbes, Hegel, Spinoza, Leibniz, medieval philosophy, the Aufklärung, German idealism and aesthetic philosophy. Its review section publishes more than one hundred book reviews annually in internationally recognised bulletins, providing continuous bibliographic updating on Descartes, English philosophy, medieval philosophy, Leibniz, Spinoza and Hegel, and covering major publications in French, English, German, Italian, Spanish and even Japanese; since 2017 more than 300 authors have contributed these reviews. Over its century of activity the journal has published a wide range of major philosophers and scholars, among them Leo Strauss, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Martin Heidegger, Emmanuel Levinas, Marcel Jousse, Claude Bruaire, Stanislas Breton, Xavier Tilliette, Jean Greisch, André Stanguennec, Jean-Luc Marion, Michel Fichant, Jean-François Courtine, Jean-François Kervégan, Jean-Louis Chrétien, Jocelyn Benoist and Dominique Pradelle. Its recent volumes reflect a continuing engagement with contemporary debates: Tome 80, cahier 1 (2017) examined the passage from Revolution to History; Tome 81, cahier 3 (2018) was devoted to writing the history of race; and Tome 89 (2026) opened with a cahier on the Pittsburgh School facing Kant and Hegel, followed by a cahier on the dilemma of philosophy in Brazil and a third cahier continuing the Foucault dossier begun with the 2016 'Foucault et les sciences humaines' collection coordinated by Jean-François Braunstein. The journal is distributed in print and online, notably via Cairn.info, and is indexed by Cairn, Dialnet, JSTOR, Mir@bel, the NLM Catalog, PhilPapers and Scopus.

• 2026

  Tome 89: cahier 1 on the Pittsburgh School facing Kant and Hegel; cahier 2 on the dilemma of philosophy in Brazil; cahier 3 continuing the Foucault dossier.

• 2018

  Tome 81, cahier 3: 'Faire l'histoire de la race'.

• 2017

  Tome 80, cahier 1: 'De la Révolution à l'Histoire'.

• 2016

  Publication of the dossier 'Foucault et les sciences humaines' coordinated by Jean-François Braunstein.

• 2002

  Beauchesne transfers the title to the Centre Sèvres.

• 1991

  François Marty becomes director (until 2000).

• 1972

  Beginning of the bibliographic 'Bulletins' devoted to authors and themes such as Descartes, Hobbes, Hegel, Spinoza, Leibniz, medieval philosophy, the Aufklärung, German idealism and aesthetics.

• 1955

  Refounded by Marcel Régnier as a quarterly publication; Régnier directs the journal until 1990.

• 1945

  After the Second World War interruption, publication resumes at a slower pace; only six cahiers appear between 1945 and 1955.

• 1932

  Publication of a study on Indian thought.

• 1931

  Publication of a study on Freud, marking an early broadening of the journal's scope.

• 1922

  Founded by the Jesuit Joseph Souilhé as part of the philosophical formation of young Jesuits at Vals-près-le-Puy and the Jersey scolasticate; originally published by Beauchesne in Paris.

A long-established French-language scholarly philosophy journal rooted in the Jesuit intellectual tradition, known for its historical scholarship, thematic dossiers and extensive international book-review bulletins.

• Archives de Philosophie quarterly journal (cahiers)

• Special thematic dossiers (e.g. on Foucault, Hegel, Machiavelli, Wittgenstein)

• Bibliographic bulletins (Descartes, Hobbes, Hegel, Spinoza, Leibniz, medieval philosophy, Aufklärung, German idealism, aesthetics)

• Book reviews (more than 100 per year)

1. 1Archives de Philosophie — official websitearchivesdephilo.com
2. 2Tome 81, cahier 3, Juillet-Septembre 2018 | ARCHIVES DE PHILOSOPHIEarchivesdephilo.com
3. 3Tome 80, cahier 1, Janvier-Mars 2017 | ARCHIVES DE PHILOSOPHIEarchivesdephilo.com
4. 4Wikidata: Archives de Philosophiewikidata.org
5. 5Wikipédia (fr): Archives de philosophiefr.wikipedia.org