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BIOGRAPHY

Hygord Amédée was born on August 20, 1978, in Bombardopolis, Nord-Ouest department of Haiti. He is a Catholic Priest, Philosopher, and Writer. Expert in humanitarian and development aid in America, the Maghreb, and the Caribbean; International consultant on policies to fight against radicalization in education; Counselor at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; and a specialist in phenomenology, metaphysics, and theology. He is a citizen who has resided in France and the United States for several years.

Education and Religion
After graduating Lycée Henri-IV High School in Paris, France, he set forth to further his education and entered the Old Catholic Seminary. But what would he study? Hygord Amédée had a strong interest in philosophy and theology and yearned to know more about the subjects. Therefore, in October 1998, he enrolled in the Catholic Institute of Paris (ICP), France, where he began his studies in philosophy and theology and became an ordained priest in April 2008. In February 2011, he was received into the Catholic Church at St. Andrew’s Parish in Orlando, Florida and became a member of the congregation of The Friends of Christ. He later became a Chaplain at the Percy Army Training Hospital and exercised his works in the Diocese of the French Armed Forces. He was a parish priest in four parishes in the Île-de-France and co-responsible for the Évry Cathedral, Bondoufle, and Courcouronnes. In an already prosperous career, he was filled with religious commitments. This literary priest has always been drawn to knowledge. Hygord Amédée also holds several master's degrees. The first in the History of Philosophy at the University of Paris, Nanterre (2012). The second in Social Science at Sorbonne University of Paris, France (2013). And the third in Diplomacy at the Center for Diplomatic & Strategic Studies (CEDS) in Paris, France (2014). But he did not stop there. He chose to continue his education and proceed with pursuing his doctoral studies.

In June 2020, he obtained his first doctorate in International Relations from the Center for Diplomatic & Strategic Studies (CEDS) in Paris, France, supervised by Professor Fouad Nohra. He wrote the doctoral thesis “Economic Growth in Latin America Diplomatic Agreement between the European Union and Mercosur”.

In October 2021, he received his second doctorate in Philosophy at the University of Bern, Swiss Republic, where he wrote the doctoral thesis titled “Justice and Friendship According to Aristotle”.

Back in his native country (Haiti), he rejoined his lifelong passion, the love of the poor and the fight against exclusion, where he founded his organization that bears his name, “The Father Hygord Amédée Foundation”. The mission of the Father Hygord Amédée Foundation is to provide care and support (on a mental, moral, and educational basis) for young, adolescent, and aging individuals – leaving no citizen deprived of food, education, medicine, and housing.

Father Hygord Amédée is the regional superior of the Missionary Institute of the Friends of Christ.

Inspiration
Hygord Amédée is a philosopher but who consciously practiced a tradition: not only the philosophical tradition of Husserl, Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty, but the Christian-Platonic tradition of Augustine. Throughout his works, he pursued deep engagements with philosophers and theologians of these traditions, as well as poets and novelists who could help him address the human issues that interested him. His works and career path are and continue to be profoundly inspired by Aristotle, Saint-Thomas-d’Aquin, Saint-Augustine, Thomas Hobbes, Max Weber, Emmanuel Levinas, Hannah Arendt, Martin Heidegger, Edmund Husserl, and Hans Urs von Balthasar undoubtedly inspired his thought.

Publications
Father Hygord Amédée is the author of several books translated into several languages (English, French, Creole).
 * Amédée, H. (2017a). Totality and Infinity. Micro Université.
 * Amédée, H. (2017b). The Theological Turn of French Phenomenology. Micro Université.
 * Amédée, H. (2018). Morality and Happiness. Micro Université.
 * Hygord, A. (2019). The Philosophy of Science. Micro Université.
 * Amédée, H. (2020a). Diplomatic Agreement between the European Union and Mercosur. Micro Université.
 * Amédée, H. (2020b). The Torch of God’s Philosophy. Micro Université.