Secrecy needs others
Secrecy involves others, i.e. the other person, because it sets someone apart from others. Thus, in 1165, secret had the meaning of “situated away from the places frequented” in the …
Category: Philosophy
Friedrich Nietzsche’s critique of work in Aurora
“The apologists of work. – In the glorification of ‘work’, in the tireless speeches on the ‘blessing of work’, I see the same ulterior motive as in the praise of impersonal …
Corrected subject – Does the artist give something to understand?
This question notably fell in the philosophy test of the 2015 French baccalaureate. See all the exam questions of the 2015 French baccalaureate. The formulation of the question, “Does the …
The theory of climates – Montesquieu
Montesquieu, in his work published in 1748, gives us a reflection concerning the determinism of the environment where one lives on his own character. On the scale of the society, …
Culture of the individual and society – Edward Sapir
Is culture related to the individual or to society? What is the relationship between the individual and society within the culture itself, and within the study of culture? The anthropologist …
Artistic culture, a beacon for man – Baudelaire
and Work. Baudelaire pays tribute in this poem to great artists, painters in painters in particular. This artistic culture is a light for men, they are as many“lighthouses,” to guide …