Studying the city with Max Weber
Max Weber is a well-known sociologist and a key figure at Sciences Po. The theme chosen for the Sciences Po is the city, and it is a good thing that …
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The demographic balance of the city – Louis Wirth
Louis Wirth, one of the representatives of the Chicago School, notes in this excerpt the decline of births in the urbanized parts of the Western world. To this end, he …
For Eugène Guillevic, the city is what matters most
“Yet the city is what matters most, what must matter most. Because nothing is more about ourselves than that. When it changes, it is we who make it change Eugène …
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, …
Jericho, first city of the world?
Legend has it that Jericho was the first city in history. The descendants of Cain would have formed the first city around 8,500 BC. At least that is what the …
Separation of city and country – Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels’ reading of the separation between town and country appeals to the notions of division of labor, as well as class division. Let us remember that …