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Inclusive writing: the sacrifice of free speech for the benefit of supervised thought

2021-05-14T23:14:49.581Z


TRIBUNE - The philosopher welcomes the ban on inclusive writing by Jean-Michel Blanquer, but is worried to see the minister put forward very defensive arguments. This shows the intimidating power of the ideological project claimed by supporters of inclusive writing.


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Doctor of Philosophy, Adrien Louis is a professor of philosophy in high school and lecturer in political history at the University of Littoral-Côte d'Opale.

He is the author of Léo Strauss, political philosopher, prefaced by Pierre Manent (CNRS Éditions, 2019) and publishes They will not have the power - A survey from Aristote, Pascal and Tocqueville (PUF, 2021, 256p. , € 19).

There is every reason to welcome the recent circular by Jean-Michel Blanquer published in the Official Bulletin of May 6, prohibiting the use of inclusive writing in school education, and recalling that the same prohibition is in place for drafting of administrative acts.

But the reasoning used to justify this ban can be puzzling.

At the heart of the circular, three arguments are in fact put forward.

The first is that the use of this writing is misguided since it upsets and excessively complicates the rules of agreement of verbs and adjectives.

The second is

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Source: lefigaro

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