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VICTOR, a French philosopher; born in Paris, Nov. 28, 1792. He founded a school of eclectic philosophy; combining the doctrines of the Scotch school of Reid and Stewart, based on sensation, with those of Schelling and Hegel, which rest on the opposite principle of idealism or intuition. He possessed in a high degree the faculty of clear exposition, and for that reason his lectures and his writings enjoyed a great popularity. He rendered a memorable service both to philosophy and literature by his translation of "Plato," praised by Jowett. Besides his "History of Philosophy" and other works on that theme, he was author of a few biographical sketches. He died in Cannes, Jan. 2, 1867.