Author Archives: Nicolae Sfetcu

(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

In the image you have a screenshot with Facebook notifications. Immediately after notifying that a page has five new likes, Facebook sends a new notice stating that that page didn’t get any new like this week, recommending to publish a … Read More

Denon wing – 1 st floor – Daru – Room 75 The mythological legend of Psyche is well known: Psyche was a young girl of such an ideal beauty that Love itself was in love with her and he took … Read More

Richelieu wing – 2 nd floor – Flanders, 17th century – Room 19 Who would believe, in contemplating this placid female figure, that one of the many wives of Henry VIII, the terrible English monarch, is before his eyes! Nothing … Read More

Act like a duck in race: paddling like dickens underneath, but calm on the surface. Nicolae Sfetcu, 08.09.2017 – From a quote by Michael Caine

Greek period  (Famous representation of the different schools of antiquity: it is recognized, in center, Plato pointing the finger of heaven (referring to his theory of Ideas) and Aristotle showing opposed the land (referring to his desire to anchor knowledge … Read More

Sully wing – 2 e étage – Collection Georges Thomy Thiéry (1823-1902) – Salle 72 The scene is probably happening in the tower of the steeple of a village church, a day of festooned feast. This is the moment to … Read More

Richelieu wing – 2nd floor – Holland, first half of the 17th century – Room 30 This painting should be called more exactly the Girl at the market; it is, in fact, the portrait of a fish merchant from Haarlem, … Read More