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Marie Robert, bringing philosophy closer to people

Paris (France), Feb 8 (EFE) .- (Camera: Mario García) Is philosophy arid and elitist? Not for Marie Robert. This young teacher, author of successful works in France, uses day to day anecdotes to inspire reflection, making theories of thinkers such as Plato or Kant attractive .INTERVIEW IN FRENCH WITH THE PHILOSOPHY TEACHER MARIE ROBERT.TRANSLATION:1.- "The problem is that when we study philosophy at the Sorbonne, although it is clear that I have loved taking them, is they are very demanding, rigorous, elitist and very bourgeois."2.- "In Plato, for example, we find several reflections on democracy, on the Republic, on what the ideal city is, also on love, these are two current questions we are asked, how we can achieve living together as a society."3.- "They will need to handle the concepts of analysis, of understanding the relationships between individuals because when we say that 'knowledge is power' it is because we cannot have a place in this world if we do not control the rules of the social game".4.- "I am also aware that the book does not speak to everyone, but for example, it is very interesting, my podcast which is very widely listened to, with about 150,000 monthly accesses, is a podcast about philosophy, not beauty tips".5.- "What I am is a teacher, writing books for me is transmitting. If I had to invent a word, it would be that of transmitter and I've been like this since I was a child, when my obsession when I returned home was communicating to my parents and brother, it is like being a messenger."6.- "With the murder of Samuel Paty, I, who consider myself a rather calm and positive person, was terribly angry, in a real scream ... I realized many teachers find themselves in Samuel Paty's situation ".