Sylviane Agacinski, an independent spirit at the Académie française

Thirteen votes out of 21 votes cast. On Thursday, the French Academy brought into its ranks a new Immortal: Sylviane Agacinski. An unexpected consecration. An election that comes after several blank elections to fill the seat occupied by Jean-Loup Dabadie.

This spotlight, the philosopher - who declared her candidacy last month - has never sought, or only in a subdued way. She has always preferred study and solitary work rather than television spots. But she knows, in France, entering the Academy is worth recognition. The recognition of his work as a philosopher, attached to the French language, attached to France in short. The recognition, also, of his work as a philosopher for whom rigor and requirement are not empty words.

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This election is also the reward for a form of courage. That of a woman who appeared for some, not so long ago, as the representation a little caricatured ...

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