The final year students discovered their philosophy subject this Monday, June 15. In total, 532,999 high school students in general and technological tracks take this test, so feared by future high school graduates.
For the general sector, the dissertation topics for the 2026 session are: “Do we have control over our words? » and “Can we be happy when others are not?” “. Those who prefer text commentary are confronted with an extract from Human, Too Human, published in 1878 by Friedrich Nietzsche. The author explains that the most important thing in science is not only the knowledge it produces, but above all its way of thinking and seeking the truth.
Students in the technological pathway can discuss “Debating, is it seeking the truth?” or “Can the technique be bad?” “. The text to be commented on is taken from Le Juste (1995) by Paul Ricoeur and concerns the role of justice in preventing cycles of revenge between individuals, even if the sanctions sometimes retain a trace of the ancient logic of revenge.
Dissertation or commentary, students have four hours to write. The final mark for high school students in the technological series (STMG, STI2D, STL, ST2S, etc.) will have a coefficient of 4 and double for students who take a general baccalaureate and whose mark will weigh coefficient 8.
Last year, during the 2025 session, the topics in both sectors focused on technology, truth, but also on freedom and art. The excerpts were from John Rawls and Adam Smith.
