Tag: family
Definition of Family
What is family? Let’s first study the etymology of the word, then its definition, before giving a commentary. The etymology of “Family”: At the end of the Middle Ages, the …
“Family, I hate you” (corrections)
André Gide’s sentence “Families, I hate you” was the question of Sciences Po Bordeaux at BAC+1 in 2013. Correction: The exact title of the question: « Family I hate you », André …
Annals of the regional Sciences Po Competition
From 2008 to 2014, the Common Entrance Examination included only 6 regional Sciences Po: Aix-en-Provence, Lille, Lyon, Rennes, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Strasbourg, and Toulouse. In 2014, a 7th Sciences Po was added: …
Jean-Jacques Rousseau – The family, the oldest of societies
Jean-Jacques Rousseau in the Social Contract makes the family the oldest of all societies, and the only natural one. Just after having explained the project of his work, The Social …
Aristotle – From Families to the State
Aristotle in the First chapter of Politics makes the link, even proposes a hierarchy, between the family, the village, and the State. According to Aristotle, man is “naturally sociable”, i.e. …