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Le tragique et la loi 3/5 : Comment la p...

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durée : 00:03:54 - Le Pourquoi du comment : philo - par : Frédéric Worms - Le tragique est aussi un concept philosophique et les philosophes qui l'ont construit donnent l'impression qu'ils cherchent à y résister en montrant les moyens d'y répondre dans la vie humaine. Ont-ils trahi l'essence même du tragique ?  
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