Sauvons le débat | Didier Pourquery

EAN : 9782258197121

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Pages : 240

Size : 120 x 210 mm

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The Virtues of Nuance

Didier Pourquery

Collection : La Cité

Release date : 04/11/2021

In a world where public debate is profoundly polemical, Didier Pourquery eloquently argues the case for nuance – a rhetorical weapon that challenges so-called common sense, favours irony over arrogance, demurs from violence, upends dogmas, and can convey rightful indignation with the requisite lucidity.

Following a debate on France’s parliamentary channel in January 2020 in which he ‘questioned’ Greta Thunberg’s universal authority on the subject of planetary disaster, the author faced a veritable backlash from the ecologists on social media. The experience was something of a revelation. In debating with the polemicists in the... Following a debate on France’s parliamentary channel in January 2020 in which he ‘questioned’ Greta Thunberg’s universal authority on the subject of planetary disaster, the author faced a veritable backlash from the ecologists on social media. The experience was something of a revelation. In debating with the polemicists in the TV studio, whose style he has refrained from adopting, he realised that he has always sought to take a nuanced approach and this inspired him to research in more depth this intriguing notion. Over the course of history, key figures such as Heraclitus, Montaigne, Camus and Aron have carved out a space where reflection and engagement, deep thinking and clear opinions can co-exist. In an age where the debates on our television and computer screens have come to resemble wrestling matches, politics and even geopolitics seem to be about constant confrontation, and new ideologies are competing for space (challenging absolutism or perpetuating it), adopting a nuanced approach would seem essential if we are to save what is left of our Enlightenment heritage.

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EAN : 9782258197121

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Pages : 240

Size : 120 x 210 mm

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