What remains of philosophy, the "queen test" of yesteryear?

“Do we judge beauty or do we perceive it?”

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Almost mythical in France, the subjects of the philosophy baccalaureate continue, from year to year, to make the opening of the television and radio newspapers, at the very time when the candidates discover the subjects.

But, from myth to reality, there is a gap that the baccalaureate reform has widened.

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Gone are the days when philosophy opened the ball for baccalaureate exams, since the 1970s. With the reform of the baccalaureate, which scheduled the specialty exams in March - shifted this year to May due to the Covid -, the so-called "queen" event now comes to an end, when the betting is done.

It remains, of course, a national and final test, alongside those of specialty and the great oral.

But it is not taken into account on Parcoursup, the platform for orientation towards higher education.

“She was totally marginalized…

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