How can we see French philosophy entrenched in French culture?

(2) I'm not French. I lived in France for a period, and engaged French companies on business. I've some good French friends. Good, as in we can wine and fight musing religion, politics and other combustibles. And then regroup to get metaphysical with each other all over again. So, this is an outsider's perspective. read more

It is the only real contribution of French Philosophy to French culture. French literature, on the other hand, gives a better understanding of deep social mechanisms. We can see this in Balzac’s works, where Balzac accurately documents the slow rise to power of the Bourgeoisie and the ambiguity of the Restauration/Monarchie de Juillet. read more

It dawned on me at that moment that while we Americans are groomed to seek happy endings and closure, the French are more comfortable with emotional subtleties and ambiguity. While we grow up thinking about love in black and white, they grow up inscrutably grey. read more