Read more Reserved for subscribersPORTRAIT - The philosopher, figure of the Republican left and target of radical and woke feminist movements, has just been elected to the Académie française. Thirteen votes out of 21 votes cast. On Thursday, the Académie française welcomed a new Immortelle into its ranks: Sylviane Agacinski. An unexpected consecration. An election that comes after several blank elections to fill the seat occupied by Jean-Loup Dabadie. This spotlight, the philosopher - who declared her candidacy last month - never sought it, or only in a subdued way. She has always preferred study and solitary work rather than spots on television sets. But she knows that in France, joining the Académie means recognition. Recognition of her work as a philosopher, attached to the French language, attached to France in general. Recognition, too, of her work as a philosopher for whom rigor and demand are not empty words. data-script=https://static.lefigaro.fr/widget-video/short-ttl/video/index.js>
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PORTRAIT - The philosopher, a figure of the Republican left and target of radical and woke feminist movements, has just been elected to the Académie française.
Thirteen votes out of 21 cast. On Thursday, the Académie française welcomed a new Immortelle into its ranks: Sylviane Agacinski. An unexpected consecration. An election that comes after several blank elections to fill the seat occupied by Jean-Loup Dabadie.
The philosopher – who declared her candidacy last month – has never sought this spotlight, or only in a subdued way. She has always preferred study and solitary work rather than spots on television sets. But she knows that in France, enter the Academy is worth recognition. Recognition of his work as a philosopher, attached to the French language, attached to France in general. Recognition, too, of his work as a philosopher for whom rigor and demand are not empty words.
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This election is also the reward for a form of courage. That of a woman who appeared to some, not so long ago, as a somewhat caricatured representation…
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