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De Beauvoir: An Existentialist philosophy The Second Sex is the greatest book of contemporary philosophy of feminism. Simone de Beauvoir presents his major thesis,…
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De Beauvoir: An Existentialist philosophy The Second Sex is the greatest book of contemporary philosophy of feminism. Simone de Beauvoir presents his major thesis,…
The Philosophy of Rene Descartes, a french rationalist Rene Descartes is the most famous french philosopher. Indeed, Descartes got nice charts of works to…
Saint Augustine: politics as City of God (theocracy) What is the majeur change brought by St. Augustine‘s political thought since to the revelation? Simple…
Does the eternal world exists ? How to prove it ? The external world is a philosophical problem set by Descartes when, in his…
The philosopher Alain (1868-1951), whose real name is Emile Chartier, is the author of the famous: – Works(1908-1919) – On Happiness (1928) – Ideas…
Best quotes by Albert Camus The philosophy of Albert Camus radiates in all fields of social sciences: essay, theater, novels. Criticized for his nihilism,…
Masters and possessors of nature : A metaphysical project Descartes is always associated with the philosophy of technology. If Francis Bacon introduced the idea of…
Philosophy and Death Montaigne’s Essays are no longer read and studied. It is unfair and that’s why we publish an article on his interesting…
Passions are in Descartes a real curiosity: in fact, Descartes is the thinker of the cogitor, i.e. the certainty of the subject’s existence, that it…
Metaphysics of Descartes can be read in two works, The Discourse on Method and Metaphysical Meditations, where Descartes engaged in the search for truth…
Charles de Secondat, Baron de la Brede and Montesquieu, is a French philosopher related to the Enlightenment. Montesquieu published, in particular: – Persian Letters…
Being and Nothingness is the major work by Jean-Paul Sartre and can be considered as the most complete work of existentialist philosophy. Published in…
Democracy in America: A philosophical adventure Alexis de Tocqueville is one of the head of liberalism. During his trip to the United States, Tocqueville…
Emile or On Education, by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, exposes the philosophy of education of the Genevan thinker. As the Social Contract, Emile was immediately banned…
Before adressing the question of the separation of powers, it is necessary to get back to the conception of the power. Montesquieu’s Democracy :…
The Stranger by Camus: Analysis of an absurd novel The anti-hero Meursault at the beginning of the novel, is invited to the funeral of…
Jean-Paul Sartre is the philosopher of human freedom. He build an existentialist philosophy, where man loneliness and responsibility is absolue. Despite this fragile condition,…
The Confessions of St. Augustine and the soul conversion By telling the history of the errors when his youth and his conversion, St. Augustine…
If you are looking at a definition of power in Foucault works, we find one, in fact quite simple, but nevertheless likely to upset…
Rousseau: A Philosophy of Nature The Philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau is a huge moral and political edifice. From Emile to the Social Contract, Rousseau presents…