Philosophy

Isabelle's view: About laziness

By Isabelle Schönbächler · 02 February 2023

The provocative French MP Sandrine Rousseau recently saw fit to proclaim the existence of a «right to laziness». Emotion on all sides. But why does the association of these two terms go so wrong? Let's take a look at the concept of laziness.

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Isabelle's view: Equality

By Isabelle Schönbächler · 16 January 2023

The spotlight has just fallen on Qatar, the much-criticized host of the Football World Cup, because of its relative lack of respect for human rights. In fact, Qatar is sitting on a concept central to any democratic society: equality.

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Isabelle's view: Kindness

By Isabelle Schönbächler · 02 January 2023

Christmas, its magic, its family meals... and its Hollywood productions. It's all there: a mawkish plot, good feelings and a predictable happy ending. In short, a «gentle» film. But what does that mean? First thoughts from 2023.

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Isabelle's view: Shameless lies

By Isabelle Schönbächler · December 15, 2022

Among all the forms of lying that populate our daily lives - lies of omission, pious lies, self-interested lies, pathological lies - one singular category seems to hold the rope in these turbulent times: the shameless lie.

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Isabelle's view: Humiliation

By Isabelle Schönbächler · 01 December 2022

In June, Macron called for Russia not to be «humiliated», a phrase understood as a call not to humiliate Putin. A flurry of offended and sarcastic reactions flooded the web at the time. The roots of such vindictiveness lie in the concept of humiliation.