Fashions, trends – Kierkegaard
“In life, everything is a matter of fashions, the fear of God, love, and the ring through the nose.” Søren Kierkegaard, In Vino Veritas Originally posted on 13 October 2020 …
Category: Philosophy
Corrected subject – “Dogmatic beliefs” – Tocqueville, On Democracy in America
This subject notably fell in the philosophy test of the 2015 French baccalaureate. See all the exam questions of the 2015 French baccalaureate. Dogmatic beliefs are more or less numerous, …
Love – Sade – Philosophy in the Boudoir
The Marquis de Sade, in addition to the abundantly raw language of his work, enlightens us on an aspect of love. Here, the Marquis de Sade, through Dolmancé, attempts to …
Corrected subject – Cicero, On Divination
This text notably fell in the philosophy test of the 2015 French baccalaureate. See all the exam questions of the French baccalaureate 2015. Text by Cicero: How can one predict …
Is justice reduced to laws?
Is it better to apply the law rigorously or to take into account the extenuating circumstances, the legitimacy of someone’s behavior? Should we prefer injustice to disorder? Can justice be …
That which is generated is inferior – Plotinus
That which is eternally perfect begets eternally, and that which it begets is eternal, but inferior to the generating principle. EnneadV, book I, 13–15 What is to be understood by …