Did the state of nature exist according to Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s theory of a state of nature is quite famous, even if he did not invent it: at least Thomas Hobbes had explored this concept before him. However, the …
Category: Philosophy
Corrected Essay – Does politics not require truth?
Politics is a complex field that concerns the relations between individuals, groups and institutions in a given society. It is often questioned whether politics is exempt from the requirement of …
Quotes on Work
Ancient and Medieval Quotes on Work “You shall be nourished by toil all the days of your life” —Genesis, Bible “There is no shameful work – Socrates (469 – 399 BC) “If you …
Karl Popper, Objective Knowledge
The BAC 2014 proposed to the L series as a text commentary an excerpt from Objective Knowledge where Karl Popper attacks determinism. Karl Popper’s text, Objective Knowledge I have called …
Man is made of curved wood – Immanuel Kant
The formula comes from theIdea of a universal history from a cosmopolitical point of view. The work, published in 1784, evokes the difficulties of the human being to straighten up, …
Do the works of art educate our perception?
The question of whether works of art educate our perception is a question of debate, which this former baccalaureate question was intended to address. Some people believe that works of …