“With hindsight, I understood which unique teacher was Jankélévitch” | EUROtoday

PASCAL BRUCKNER had the possibility to comply with the ethical philosophy classes of Vladimir Jankélévitch on the Sorbonne. A privilege of which he didn’t take the measure on the spot, as he entrusts as we speak to the Point. The essayist remembers with emotion of a critical and ironic man, with a recognizable voice: that of Jean-Pierre Léaud within the movies of François Truffaut. Interview.

The level: What picture do you retain from Vladimir Jankélévitch?

Pascal Bruckner: Retrospectively, he’s particularly tall within the moved reminiscence that I hold from him. In my youth, I believed I noticed him as a trainer amongst others. Memory infused, and it was solely with hindsight that I understood which distinctive, distinctive trainer it was. It have to be stated that on the time it was spoiled for selection in mat …