Baccalaureate 2024: Montpellier students worked on philosophy this Tuesday morning, discover the subjects

Les élèves héraultais ont eu quatre heures ce mardi matin pour traiter le sujet de philo. Midi Libre – JEAN-MICHEL MART

Ce mardi 18 juin, les candidats au baccalauréat ont dû plancher sur les sujets de philosophie. Une épreuve qui marque le top départ de l’examen pour les terminales.

This Tuesday, June 18 in the morning, 9 549 students from Hérault  went to their examination center for the philosophy test which took place from 8 a.m. to noon.

The subjects

The 6 835 Hérault students registered in the general series and whose coefficient is 8, had the choice between two essay topics and an explanation of the text.

Topic 1: Can science satisfy our need for truth?

Topic 2: Does the State owe us anything?

The explanation of text: an extract from "La Condition Ouvrière" by Simone Weil from 1943.

As for the 2,714 Hérault students registered in the technological series and whose coefficient is 4, they had the choice between two others dissertation topics and another explanation of text.

Topic 1: Is nature hostile to man?

Topic 2: Is the artist the master of his work??

The text explanation: “The IX laws”, by Plato (4th century BC)

The rector visits the Jules-Guesde high school

The rector of the Montpellier academy, Sophie Béjean went to Jules-Guesde. Midi Libre – Jean-Michel Mart

Like every year, the rector of the Montpellier Academy goes to a high school for the start of the baccalaureate exams.

The opening of the envelope of subjects, under the gaze of the rector. Midi Libre – JEAN-MICHEL MART

This year, she went to Jules-Guesde.

Some were still exchanging on the tram what had inspired them or not.

The other written tests, those of the specialties will take place this Wednesday 19, Thursday 20 and Friday 21 June. And the oral exam will take place from Monday, June 24 to July 3.

We will have to wait for the results on Monday, July 8 to know the grade for the philosophy paper (and all the other tests.)