Aces, kings, queens and scholars
Rankings, files, catalogs, the recycling of playing cards appears to be a pivotal moment in the transformations of scholarly practices
Urban vendettas
What reasons, wonders a sociologist, push the gangs of young people confusethat is to say entering into rivalries which sometimes
Meritocracy: the sources of a myth
What is the founding principle of modern societies?? Vincent Bourdeau analyzes the notion of merit, in the light of the
Kant's three centuries
What revolution did Kant, born 300 years ago, bring about?? What do we have left of a thought which, in
The master of those who know
If Aristotle was crowned as the master of those who know, because he explored all fields of knowledge, he was
Rebels in the 13th century
We know how successful the Captians were throughout the XIIIe century, acquire a reputation for holiness and use it to
Paraguay at the time of the missions
For more than a century and a half, the Jesuit order dominated the spiritual, economic and political life of colonial
The disaster and its signs
Primitive societies, explains Lvy-Bruhl, were vigilant for signs announcing catastrophes, even though they were unpredictable. This should inspire us, we
The gateway city
A bridge between the late Roman Empire and the early Middle Ages, a hinge between the Roman East and the
The theater town in the Middle Ages
How was theater made at the end of the Middle Ages, and what did the city that organized it do??