Philosopher's Zone 2008-05-30

2008-05-31 - Mai '68

In May 1968, the universities of France and Germany erupted. There were protests, there were sit-ins, there were riots and, among students of philosophy, there was a total rejection of the older generation. Jean-Paul Sartre found himself outflanked from an unexpected direction: the left. This week on The Philosopher's Zone, we look at the consequences of 'les evenements' of 1968 on two influential thinkers: Paul Ricoeur, who suffered at first hand at the University of Nanterre, and Michel Foucault, who lived through much graver events in Tunisia.

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