The new technologies in the beginning of the 2000’s brought a lot of change in society. For the first time from printing there was an innovation that has an impact in all the population. For instance in the XIXth century inventions like electricity or vapor impacted some jobs, but not all the population. The questionLire la suite « Philosophy and literature : two fields that can bring a lot in the world of internet, screens and artificial intelligence »
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The Western world should modelize more on the Asian mentality
Asia is knowing its Renaissance. The Western world knew it in the 16th and 17th century and became in two centuries the most powerful part of the world. Asia is taking today the same path. The pionnier of this movement was Japon of the Meiji era in 1870. Japon was the first Asian country forLire la suite « The Western world should modelize more on the Asian mentality »
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 religionLire la suite « Engaging for more religious dialog : a necessity »
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 ofLire la suite « The renaissance of Anarchism »
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 theLire la suite « The Trump strategy : a poker game to face the decline of the Western world »
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, butLire la suite « Copper, a new strategic asset »
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 otherLire la suite « The complex relation between philosophy and theology : between numerous links and numerous rivalries »
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.Lire la suite « The current French political situation : the reflect of a worrying trend »
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 toLire la suite « The role of political philosophy in political events : an impact not taken enough into account »
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 warLire la suite « The return of reactionary ideas in politics in the Western world : a threat for our civilization »