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Argues that the history of televising philosophy is crucial to understanding the struggle over French national identity in the postwar period. This work insists that we jettison presumptions about the anti-intellectual nature of the visual field, and engages critical questions about the survival of national cultures in a globalizing world.

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"Anyone who wants to understand the unique role that philosophy continues to play in contemporary France can now read Tamara Chaplin's superbly documented study of philosophy on French TV. For American readers, Turning On the Mind raises a host of serious issues for comparison and debate." - Alice Kaplan, author of French Lessons"

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      Publisher: University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 12/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226509907, 978-0226509907
      ISBN10: 0226509907
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      Book Synopsis
      Argues that the history of televising philosophy is crucial to understanding the struggle over French national identity in the postwar period. This work insists that we jettison presumptions about the anti-intellectual nature of the visual field, and engages critical questions about the survival of national cultures in a globalizing world.

      Trade Review
      "Anyone who wants to understand the unique role that philosophy continues to play in contemporary France can now read Tamara Chaplin's superbly documented study of philosophy on French TV. For American readers, Turning On the Mind raises a host of serious issues for comparison and debate." - Alice Kaplan, author of French Lessons"

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