Alain Cugno, a graduate of ENS of Saint-Cloud, holds a PhD in Philosophy. For many years he taught this subject in khâgne at Lycée Lakanal (Sceaux). He has authored several books, including L'Existence du mal and La Blessure amoureuse. He writes a column called "La libellule et le philosophe" for the monthly magazine Terre sauvage, and wrote a book under the same title in 2011, published by Iconoclaste.