(The Virgin of chancellor Rolin, by Jan van Eyck (circa 1390–1441), oil on panel) The Louvre Museum has one of the largest collections of paintings from the Northern Europe, with 1130 paintings (Flanders, the Netherlands and Germany). The Flemish and … Read More
Saint Nicholas is celebrated in Germany from the tenth century, and the day of December 6 is chosen as the day of the festival of traders, bakers and sailors. The Saint-Nicolas is today a festival mainly directed towards children, staging … Read More
Denon wing – 1 st floor – Daru – Room 75 The young Mrs. Seriziat is half sitting on a corner of table whose red carpet brings out the whiteness of the dress. She is wearing a country dress, and … Read More
Happiness is a durable state of fullness, satisfaction or serenity, a pleasant and balanced state of mind and body, from which suffering, stress, worry and trouble are absent. Happiness is not only a passing state of pleasure, of joy, it … Read More
In the twentieth century, Frege and Carnap, opposed to “psychologism”, preferred to consider concepts as abstract entities. It is not obvious, however, that a concept is identified with the meaning of a term, the sense of intension or denotation: Hilary … Read More
Sully wing – 2 nd floor – La Caze Collection – Room 37 In a landscape of greenery mingled with the golden hues of autumn, a merry picnic takes place on the grass. The setting of this country party … Read More
(The Immaculate Conception (1628-1629) by Pierre Paul Rubens, Prado Museum.) The Immaculate Conception is celebrated on December 8th, or on December 9th when the 8th falls on a Sunday, the “supposed” date of Mary’s conception, since 1477, by decision of … Read More
(Mechanism of the vision according to a drawing of René Descartes.) The philosophy of perception is a branch of the philosophy of the mind and philosophy of knowledge that attempts to understand the nature of perceptual experiences and how they … Read More
Christmas carols are songs (Christian or secular) traditionally interpreted during the holiday season. According to Catholic tradition, the first Christmas carols were sung by the angels above the manger to celebrate the birth of baby Jesus. Historically, the first Christmas … Read More
Richelieu wing – 2 nd floor – Nicolas Poussin – Room 14 PHILIPPE DE CHAMPAIGNE! A noble figure of man and painter. His admirable existence was divided between the practice of all the Christian virtues and the ardent and passionate … Read More
Before the Christianization of the West, Christmas was called Dies Natalis Solis Invicti and corresponded to the birth day of Sol Invictus. The date of 25 December has been set as the great feast of the undefeated Sun (Sol Invictus) … Read More
Epistemology can designate two concepts: in the continental philosophy: the critical study of science and scientific knowledge; in the Anglo-Saxon philosophy: the study of knowledge in general. This article mainly presents the perspective of epistemology as a study of science … Read More
