I. Work seeks to subdue nature A. The Homo faber
I. Work seeks to subdue nature A. Homo fiber It is in man’s nature to work. This is what Benjamin Franklin meant when he stated that man is a “toolmaking …
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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 …
Art presents us with things that were previously invisible – Bergson
In Thought and Motionthe philosopher Henri Bergson delivers to us on the occasion of a metaphysical reflection on the change, the movement, the possible, or the nothingness, his vision of …
The virtual, Gilles Deleuze
Gilles Deleuze (1925–1995), whose biography and major philosophical ideas can be read here, studied the works of famous philosophers and writers during his life and taught at the University of …