by Patrice Guillamaud · Cerf · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782204156615
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«Le médiocre et le génie» is the philosophical essay by Patrice Guillamaud, published by Cerf in paperback (262 pages, in French).
In this philosophical essay, Patrice Guillamaud analyses how the notion of genius has been destabilised and discredited from Kant to Beauvoir and Derrida, via Nietzsche. He argues that current deconstruction and the promotion of mediocrity are symptoms of resentment and cultural decadence, and proposes rehabilitating genius as an eternal essence of spiritual scope. Against political correctness and antihumanist propaganda, he defends excellence as necessary to respect humanity.
Work aimed at readers interested in contemporary philosophy and the debate on essentialism and culture.
