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Cherchez la Femme?

Not in France’s Fortress Philosophy, says Jacqueline Swartz.

Philosophy shows no sign of losing it’s grip on the French mind and heart. It meets multiple needs – political, psychological, social – and has something to say about everything from loneliness to science. In a country where New Age thinking has hardly made a dent, philosophy fills a meaning gap left by disenchantment with politics and the church. It’s a counterweight to the worship of profit and pop culture. Books by philosophers – or rather interpreters of old masters like Plato and Schopenhauer – sell briskly, and philosophy cafés have become an entertainment option.

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