Every year, on the first weekend of October, conferences and shows about the philosopher Alain take place in Mortagne-au-Perche.
For Alain, philosophy was inseparable from the experience of daily life. For him, it was not a question of elaborating an abstract system, nourished by reasoning and proofs, but of proposing a set of ideas that would allow one to “discover the world as it is and man as he is”. He paid particular attention to language, because he considered it to be an authentic expression of human nature, and his concern to always stick to the common vocabulary makes it possible to see this journalist, essayist, moralist and philosopher from Mortagne as a great writer.
In the museum dedicated to him (Maison des Comtes du Perche in Mortagne), a permanent exhibition has been organised following Alain’s biography. Showcases display documents from Alain’s collection: correspondence, comments, photos, paintings, essays, etc. His study is reconstructed, similar to the one in the house in Le Vésinet where he died.