A Scottish Subject? Kelman’s Determination

A thinker should have neither religion nor fatherland nor even any social conviction. Absolute scepticism.Gustave Flaubert.You speak of my country, it is my country, well and I do not speak of it. […] And you have me in front of your eyes, representative of my country, you have it here, but I am no...

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In:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/etudesecossaises,
Main Author: MacDonald, Graeme
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Language:Anglais
Published: Études écossaises 2026
Online Access:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Summary:A thinker should have neither religion nor fatherland nor even any social conviction. Absolute scepticism.Gustave Flaubert.You speak of my country, it is my country, well and I do not speak of it. […] And you have me in front of your eyes, representative of my country, you have it here, but I am not representative. […] You say it is my country. You say this to me, call it my country but I do not call it so, I am not there but here, I am here, in your country, your country is my country and y...