"Every human being needs a set of norms and rules, traditions and customs, transmitted from the older to the younger; without those norms, the indivi… - Tzvetan Todorov

"Every human being needs a set of norms and rules, traditions and customs, transmitted from the older to the younger; without those norms, the individual would never achieve the fullness of his humanity, but would be reduced to the condition of the 'Wild Child", condemned to anomie, in other words to the absence of all law and all order- an absence that can create severe disturbances.

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About Tzvetan Todorov

Tzvetan Todorov (1 March 1939 - 7 February 2017) was a Bulgarian-French historian, philosopher, structuralist literary critic, sociologist, essayist and geologist.

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Les vertus héroïques sont plutôt estimées par des hommes, alors que les vertus quotidiennes sont le fait autant, sinon plus, de femmes (mais il est vrai que les qualités physiques requises sont différentes ici et là).

В голямата си част медиите не се задоволяват да показват войната, те я възхваляват; след като са избрали своя лагер, те дават приноса си във военните усилия. Честно казано, войната почти винаги предизвиква вълнение, може би защото представлява par excellence ситуацията, в която в името на висшия идеал човек е готов да рискува най-ценното за него нещо – своя живот.

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مع كائنات مختلفة عنا و بهذا المعنى فهي نوع من الأخلاق لا العلم.و الأفق النهائي لهذه التجربة ليس الحقيقة بل الحب، الشكل الأسمى للعلاقة الانسانية

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