Victor Cousin: (1792-1867), a French philosopher known for
"eclecticism," considered himself a follower of Descartes,
Locke, and Kant. He insisted that his philosophical methd, which
that emphasized observation, analysis, and induction, applied to
both consciousness and experiences and was the only way of doing
philosophy. Cousn who was born in Paris, studied at Lycée
Charlemagne until the age of eighteen and then taught at the
École Normale in Paris, where he became known for his Latin
orations and knowledge of Greek. Abel-Francois Villemain
(1790-1870), a French politician and writer, was born in Paris,
educated at Lycée Louis-le-Grand, became assistant master at
Lycée Charlemagne, and later at the École Normale of Paris. He
was then appointed professor of French eloquence at the
Sorbonne, where he delivered a series of literary lectures that
greatly influenced his young contemporaries, particularly many
of the generation's scholars, but his reputation declined in his
later years. Cousin and Villemain were