La Connaissance Inutile.jean-francois Revel.pdf «2026»

"La Connaissance Inutile" (The Useless Knowledge) is a book written by Jean-François Revel, a French philosopher, journalist, and gastronome. The book was first published in 1988. Revel argues against the notion that the pursuit of knowledge in the arts and humanities is useless. He defends the value of knowledge for its own sake, irrespective of its utility.