SUBJECT BAC PHILO 2022. This Wednesday, June 15 will be held the philosophy test of the bac 2022. In this last straight line of revisions, L’Internaute offers you to consult the probable subjects and those already fallen abroad.
[Mis à jour le 14 juin à 20h41] The philosophy test is what Wednesday, June 15, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. For four hours, hundreds of thousands of candidates for the general and technological baccalaureate will work on a subject. This test is far from being the most obvious of the baccalaureate… To the difficulty that the philosophical subject can represent is added the coefficient 8 for the general series, and 4 for the technological baccalaureate. Baccalaureate holders will have the choice between dissertation (one subject to be treated among two to choose from) and the composite commentary (a single subject imposed).
To enrich your revisions, you can either consult, in a “fresh annals” way, the subjects of the philosophy tests taken in French establishments abroad, as for the subject of the 2022 philosophy baccalaureate in North America ; either to look into the prognoses of philosophy teachers on “the most likely philosophy topics for 2022″ (caution, probabilities, not guarantees!).
Also find in this special page the date of the philosophy tests, advice on methodology, key information on the course of the tests and finally on the publication of the result.
When does the philosophy test take place?
The philosophy test used to launch hostilities for the baccalaureate by being the first test to pass. Since the reform of the baccalaureate, the situation has changed and this honor goes to the specialty tests, which this year have been fixed for May 11 to 13. Candidates for the 2022 baccalaureate are assessed in philosophy during the second wave of final tests, on Wednesday June 15 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
In North American exam centers, candidates for the 2022 baccalaureate took the philosophy test on May 24 and had four hours to blacken their copy. They had the choice of dealing with one of the two dissertation subjects or an extract from Montaigne’s text. Consciousness, nature, time and reality were on the program of the event.
Subject 1 : Is conscience an obstacle to happiness?
Subject 2 : Does the technique make it possible to no longer be afraid of nature?
Subject 3 : Explain the following text excerpt from Montaigne’s Les Essais, livre II. The text deals with the notion of time, reality and nature.
“But what is it that really is? What is eternal, that is, what never had a birth, nor will ever have an end, and to which time does not bring never any mutation, for it is a mobile thing that time, and which appears as if in shadow, with flowing and fluent matter always, without ever remaining stable or permanent, to which belong these words “before” and “after”, and “has been” or “will be”. of being, or which has already ceased to be. reason discovers it, it destroys it all on the spot, for it splits it incontinent1 and divides it into future and past, as if wanting to see it necessarily split into two. does it come to nature which is measured as to time which measures it, for there is nothing in it either which remains, nor which is subsisting, but all things are either born there, or nascent, or dying.
Of the 17 themes that make up the philosophy program, it is difficult to predict which ones will fall on the day of the test. To ensure a correct score on the exam, it is best to master the essential notions for each subject, but even philosophy teachers agree that it is useful to prioritize certain subjects over others. Some also lend themselves to the game of predictions and list the subjects most likely to be assessed. According to the platform digiSchool in partnership with RTL seven subjects are likely to fall on D-Day:
- Freedom
- The truth
- Happiness
- The technique
- Consciousness
- The duty
- Nature.
A list that corroborates the predictions of Caroline Verleyen and Charlotte Noirot-Nérin, associate professors of philosophy interviewed by Annabac. The teachers simply added science to the likely topics, more so than truth, happiness, and technique. The two professors explain that philosophy subjects always relate to a main theme and are linked to another secondary notion. According to them, for minor subjects four notions could be preferred: art, state, time and language.
To end with the ranking of digiSchool, the teachers interviewed believe that justice, science, time, the State and reason, are lukewarm subjects less likely to fall and rank religion, language, work and the unconscious among cold subjects. Candidates should keep in mind that these are only guesses and that a surprise is still possible on the day of the exam.
Philosophical knowledge is important to pass the baccalaureate exam because it allows you to have material to answer the subject. But, spreading your knowledge on the copy is not enough to get a good grade. The exam mainly assesses the candidate on his ability to articulate concepts between them and to write an argument. Also it is necessary to combine his knowledge (whether from the course or from personal references), his reflection and his writing to make a good copy in philosophy. To master the exercise, you have to practice it. One of the best advice to give to candidates for the baccalaureate is therefore to train on annals or subjects that have come up during previous sessions.
Teachers often draw the attention of high school students to the writing of the introduction, a crucial point in all essays. Several methodologies exist but all insist on these points:
- A punchy hook that announces the subject and makes you want to read the copy
- The definition of terms to prove in a few lines that the subject is understood and the relevant answer
- The statement of the problem and the announcement of the plan to follow the progress of the reflection.
The conclusion of a dissertation is also very important because it is the highlight of the show, it must recall the original questioning, summarize the arguments of thought and provide a clear answer, all with a dynamic tone. The little extra is always to open the subject to another reflection by asking the reader a question.
Despite the reform of the baccalaureate, the philosophy test has kept its traditional formula. Candidates will therefore have four hours to blacken their copy during the written philosophy exam. Three topics will be offered: two dissertations and one on a text study. Candidates who opt for a dissertation will have as subject only a simple question to which they will have to answer with a detailed argument and justified by references and personal knowledge. For the text study, the candidates will have to give an account of the meaning and the philosophical scope of a text signed by an author present in the philosophy program. Beware of the biggest pitfall of this exercise, considered by some to be simpler than the essay: paraphrasing the subject of the text will not be enough to pass the test.
Is there an oral philosophy test?
During the exam session, candidates take only one philosophy test and it is written. The only oral philosophy test is the one organized during the remedial session for candidates who lack a few points to obtain the bac average. High school students admitted to the remedial orals are those who have obtained an average of between 8 and 9.99 during the compulsory bac exams. For June 15, the day of the philosophy exam, you will need to bring your best pen to write your essay or text commentary because having the patter will not be useful.
For the oral philosophy test, the subject of the exam is not a secret: the candidate will be asked about the philosophical work he has studied during the year. A note written by the head of the establishment from which the candidate comes, specifying the chapters or passages studied as well as the associated questions will be given to the examiner. The high school student will then be evaluated on one of these extracts chosen by the examiner. He will have twenty minutes to prepare his presentation: an explanation and analysis of the philosophical scope of the text and possibly an answer to the question raised by the extract. The presentation should not exceed ten minutes because the last ten minutes of the oral will be reserved for an interview between the examiner and the student to complete or develop the candidate’s answer or to address other subjects of the examination program. philosophy. If the oral test of philosophy control lasts forty minutes, the oral presentation of the candidate lasts him only 20 minutes in total.
The knowledge expected during the oral test is the same as that required during the written exam. The oral format, reserved for the remedial test in philosophy, “allows the candidate, on the basis of the explanation he first proposed, to demonstrate his knowledge and his thinking skills, precisely articulated in reading and the study of the work and the themes associated with it over the course of the year”, explains the Ministry.
When will the results of the 2022 baccalaureate philosophy test be known?
Each year, the results of baccalaureate candidates are published at the same time and in 2022 they will fall on July 5. After the philosophy test, senior high school students will have to wait about twenty days before knowing their grade. Fortunately, the publication of the answers, generally on D-day or the days following the test, will give an idea of the quality of the work rendered and therefore of the mark obtained. You will be able to find the answers to the proofs as soon as they are published on Linternaute.com. Note that in philosophy, the work of argumentation is as, if not more, important than the answer itself.