QU'EST-CE QUE LE HASARD OBJECTIF ?

By Maxime Abolgassemi, professor and writer. At the Cnam in Paris, July 3, 2021, on the occasion of TimeWorld 2021 While chance can be approached intellectually through science or philosophy, its allure does not vanish once grasped by concepts: it is also (or above all) experienced on an existential level. This is what André Breton sought to experience in accordance with the project of his literary and cultural movement, Surrealism. The life-changing encounter with a woman in the streets of Paris in 1926, who called herself "Nadja," would open a new literary quest, unfolding in three works: Nadja (1928), Les Vases communicants (1932), and L'Amour fou (1938). To understand this “objective chance,” it will be helpful to return to the classic example of unsettling coincidences, such as the famous tile falling on the unfortunate passerby… “Unfortunate” or moved by wonder? Maxime Abolgassemi is co-author of the book “Why Me? Chance in All Its Forms,” published by Belin https://www.belin-editeur.com/pourquo...