Philippe Granarolo’s summer agoras were packed out
The philosophical evenings organized by Philippe Granarolo in La Garde met with great success this summer.
From July 2016 to July 2019, the summer agoras attracted a large audience. Interrupted by the COVID pandemic, they only resumed in July 2023.
Since that date, they have been organized by Philippe Granarolo's association "Les agoras 83", in partnership with the Municipality.
An audience present
The 2026 season of the summer agoras once again won over the public, as these cultural evenings largely exceeded one hundred people on two occasions.
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More than 140 participants were present on July 6 for the first agora dedicated to Épicure, and nearly 110 participants on July 20 for the last one on "Hannah Arendt, authority and freedom".
Only the second agora on July 13, dedicated to "Thomas Hobbes, living together and security", experienced a slight drop in attendance, probably due to the July 14 weekend.
Fascinating debates
The first of the three summer agoras is always dedicated to a thinker from Greco-Roman Antiquity. This year, Épicure was chosen. In calling him the "most contemporary of the sages of Antiquity" philosopher, Philippe Granarolo was not mistaken.
The debates were fascinating, and the participants had a hard time parting ways after the friendship drink offered by the association.
The second agora dedicated to Thomas Hobbes allowed for beautiful exchanges on topical themes, such as security and the sovereign functions of the State.
The cycle ended in style with the first of the female philosophers invited to these agoras: the political scientist Hannah Arendt, whose obvious relevance today was highlighted. The organizer committed to his public to present a female philosopher every year.
At the end of this new brilliant season, Philippe Granarolo confided: "These evenings aim to make philosophy accessible to everyone. By imagining what great philosophers could bring us if they returned among us and by identifying with them, I wonder what light they could offer to enlighten us today."
This "theatrical" side was unanimously approved and will be preserved in the future.
Photo DR.