Louis Carré

No doubt you've had to overcome the traditional objection in and around you: "What's the point of philosophy?" The question is not devoid of common sense. But is common sense the best advisor in such matters?

The passion to understand and to understand ourselves in the world in which we live attests to philosophy's vocation of openness to the universal.

The human-sized environment of the philosophy department offers a privileged space to develop critical and rigorous reflection, to think for oneself and in the place of others.

Such demands should not frighten! The availability of our teaching staff will help you do just that, as several generations of students have discovered through their studies how philosophy can shape in them the critical citizens of tomorrow's society.

Louis Carré
Director of the Philosophy Department