About ten years ago I discovered the work and thought of Cynthia Fleury ici.

About six years ago, I translated, without really having the right to do so, an interview that I entitled « To be Brave is sometimes to Endure, sometimes to Break up »

About three years ago I discovered apodcast on Radio France by Cynthia Fleury about Vladimir Jankélévitch. All of this is somewhere on my blog.

This is in part why I’m so thrilled of my privilege to be at the @letheatredelatelier last Friday to hear two great actresses, Isabelle Adjani and Laure Calamy, in the adaptation of @lafinducourage by @fleuryperkinsc.

And here’s what I have noted: “Eight actresses, six duos for the face-to-face encounter between an author and a journalist in an engaged and stimulating dialogue that acutely and self-deprecatingly questions what it means to ‘hold on’ in a world under tension. A diversity of voices and perspectives, reflecting the cherished idea of ​​philosopher Cynthia Fleury, according to which ‘courage is not proclaimed: it is rebuilt, together.'”

But I can’t stop there this morning: Thanks to a post LinkedIn by the excellent Olivier Alexandre, often mentioned here, I discovered a fascinating exchange between Peter Thiel, who needs no introduction, and David Graeber, whom everyone should know. Unfortunately, I’ve quoted Thiel more often than Graeber. As I commented on the post, “This fascinating exchange reveals a pessimistic view of humankind that trusts only some “Happy Few”, leading to authoritarianism and illiberalism, and an optimistic view that trusts and advocates decentralization and democracy. I want to believe that it’s not just a matter of belief, even though social sciences, and science in general, are not purely mechanical, so unpredictability persists despite science.”