The Greek city, a model?
In the Greek city, historian Josiah Ober sees a model of elementary democracy: the political participation of the people is
Peguy outside the system
Is the unclassifiable Charles Péguy, finally, a philosopher? This is the thesis defended by Camille Riquier, who brings together in
After materialism?
Science is based on a materialist conception of nature that it is unable to justify. Even neuroscience cannot account for
Mandatory happiness
In a stimulating essay, Edgar Cabanas and Eva Illouz denounce the “sciences of happiness” in the service of neoliberal ideology.
Rwanda: The Long History of Genocide
A book offers a synthesis of the genocide of the Tutsis in 1994, from the beginning of the war to
The great upheaval of partisan systems
Among the collateral victims of the global crisis that began about ten years ago, political parties are not the least.
The land belongs to no one
With population growth and climate change, the agrarian question appears as a factor of social and international tensions. However, land
The word to crime
A young girl poisons her parents: thus begins the Violette Nozière affair, one of the most resounding of the 1930s.
The art that escapes us
Is contemporary art inaccessible, to the point of avoiding any “encounter” with the spectator? This is the thesis defended by
The pain without the pay
Today, unpaid work comes in various forms: volunteering, civic service, internships, digital labor, etc. Based on the long-standing lessons of