The byways of modernity
What would Pascal be without faith ? Laurent Bove looked at these moralists who, from Vauvenargues to Camus, rethought the
John Law, paper money to escape debt
John Law left his name associated with a considerable financial scandal. Nicolas Buat retraces his adventurous life, and his ambitious
Godard and his language
Godard quotes a lot in his latest films: he borrows images, he tears them from their narrative context and by
Draw yourself
In line with the work of Philippe Lejeune, a collective work studies the practice of “ gender » autobiographical in
Summer basket
La Vie des Idées is taking a little rest. We will resume our publishing rhythm on August 24. Here, in
Property rights and collective interest
In France the idea that property is a natural right emerges and triumphs over XVIIIe century, under the leadership of
When rats rule
After several mass extinctions, here is the one caused by the human species. Animals are disappearing, killed for consumption, or
The woman photographer
An exhibition at the Jeu de Paume, in Paris, pays tribute to the work of Germaine Krull, who made photography
Maghrebi Jews and anti-colonialists
Described schematically as “ good students » of colonial assimilation, the Jews of Algeria have much more complex trajectories, in
The Collège de France, from François I to online courses
A richly illustrated and documented collective work recapitulates the history of the Collège de France, and traces its astonishing continuity