Engaging for more religious dialog : a necessity
The post Marxist world we live in today is knowing the revival of the great religious confrontations. During centuries this rivalry between religions has shaped societies as well as international relations. It is the reason why it is necessary to consider these questions. Western Europe is an exception in the world to the extend religion…
The renaissance of Anarchism
The end of the XXth century saw the collapse of the USSR and of many Marxist certitudes. Today communism is far from having the credibility it had during the XIXth and the XXth century. However the rise of the new technologies, globalization and the appearance of artificial intelligence can give to the interior enemy of…
The Trump strategy : a poker game to face the decline of the Western world
Trump represents a lot of what the Western world advocated from the 80’s and the Reagan era : the importance of communication, virilism, the ability to impose your ideas ; but also short term vision, no importance enough given to education, social redistribution or culture. If you see that Reagan went into power at the…
Copper, a new strategic asset
Copper is today seen as a potential strategic asset. As oil was the major raw material in the XXth century, rare metals are more and more strategic today. To this extend it is necessary to see that this asset can be strategic in many ways. It is related to the evolution of new technologies, but…
The complex relation between philosophy and theology : between numerous links and numerous rivalries
The relation between philosophy and theology has always been very complex. Depending on the ideologies, the countries… it has been close, creating great thinkers and ideologies, or conflictual, creating violent situation but paradoxically stimulating as well. This relation has created great intellectual movements, from Aristotle to Ricoeur, and it has been very beneficial to other…
The current French political situation : the reflect of a worrying trend
The events that happened in France the last months, with a very instable situation after the dissolution of the National Assembly made my Emmanuel Macron is putting France is a blocked an uncertain situation. To this extend it is very difficult to plan what the next years of the French political life will look like.…
The role of political philosophy in political events : an impact not taken enough into account
Philosophy is often too put apart from politics. It looks that this field is often marginalized and not taken into account seriously enough. Politicians are often seen as ‘men of action’ compared to teachers or journalists in philosophy who are seen as ‘marginal’ and ‘failures’ in our society. However philosophy has always been useful to…
The return of reactionary ideas in politics in the Western world : a threat for our civilization
The opposition between progressist and reactionary idea is very traditional. It was for instance the case in the Jewish religion between the Talmudists Hillel (who had quite reformist ideas) and Chammaï (who had quite reactionary ideas) the beginning of the Christian era ; more recently a important symbol of this conflict was the Secession war…
The speech of Chirac at the death of Mitterrand : an inspiring message
First Chirac is talking about the fact Mitterrand was a great reader. The fact he book his love of books at the center of his life, which is not only made of politics, shows a person with a lot of general culture, which can be quite useful, contrary to many stereotypes told today, if you…
Luther and Marx : the two greatest figures of the Modern era
There were many great intellectuals and scientists in the modern times. However two figures emerged, who influenced deeply the events of the time they lived in and shaped a lot the future. Those two men were Luther and Marx. One was religious and the other atheist, one was obsessed by the question of salvation and…
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