Is a political system based on individual freedom desirable? For Plato, no: 2,500 years ago, he already saw democracy as a chaotic political organization leading to disorder, then tyranny.
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Often denounced as the natural enemy of prosperity, protectionism is easy to caricature. When taken seriously, however, it raises some interesting questions for ...
Economics is a language of models and equations. Yet its foundations are philosophical. Giving the heterodox currents their rightful place means restoring the vitality of this discipline, ...
The Iran-Israel crisis has revived an old Western temptation: regime change. The illusion of immediate political transformation, however, runs up against the fact that regimes come and go, while the ...
Le Tribunal fédéral a récemment confirmé l’Université de Lausanne dans sa décision de ne plus reconnaître la société d’étudiants Zofingue comme association universitaire. Désormais médiatisée, l’affaire n’est pas sans offrir …
There are thousands of dictionaries and other resources available online today. With the help of a computer and a good Internet connection, you can have fun reconstructing the history of a word. ...
Political debate requires us to distinguish between what is principled and what is practical, to avoid both pure ideology and technocracy.
La beauté est-elle dans les choses ou dans notre esprit? D’après le philosophe britannique Roger Scruton, aucune de ces options n’est satisfaisante. En pointant la nature paradoxale des jugements esthétiques, …
L’Union européenne est le lieu d’une grande confrontation politique entre souverainistes et tenants d’une forme de gouvernance internationale. Une situation qui pose la question centrale et délicate de la souveraineté …
Saint Patrick’s College, près de Dublin, a traversé plus de deux siècles d’histoire irlandaise. Le destin de cette institution catholique unique est révélateur d’un passé marqué par les conflits politiques et …
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