About
Cordonier Valérie is a Lecturer at the Department of Philosophy, University of Fribourg (Switzerland), and a Research Fellow (CR1) at the SPHERE laboratory (UMR 7219, CNRS) in Paris. Her research focuses on the Aristotelian tradition's developments and critiques from antiquity to the Middle Ages, particularly on divine providence, sensory perception, and interdisciplinary intersections in musical discourse (18th–20th centuries). She has held visiting positions at institutions like the New School for Social Research (NYC) and contributed to critical editions of Aristotle's works, including the Liber de bona fortuna and Ethica Eudemica.
- Education: Doctoral thesis on divine providence in Thomas Aquinas (University of Paris IV, 2006); Master's in music theory (HEM Geneva, 2019)
- Research: Specializes in Aristotelian physics, medieval cosmology, and musical theory analysis (e.g., Gallant tradition, Schubert's harmony)
Her scientific awards include the 2019 Prix du Conseil d'Etat for her Master's thesis and the 2011 Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences Jubilee Prize. She has organized conferences on topics like medieval cosmology and served as treasurer for the International Society for the History of Arab and Islamic Sciences and Philosophy.
