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Rediscovering the true meaning of the female body

Rediscovering the true meaning of the female body

We recently celebrated 50 years of women's suffrage in Switzerland, an opportunity for us to take another look at the place of women in today's world. While women occupy an increasingly important place in society, there are data that seem to indicate a stagnation in the consideration and recognition of what they actually want and should be. This ambivalence in the advancement of the female cause can become the anchor for a new reflection on the meaning of the female body. It is this conversion of gaze and point of view that we wish to present here.
Virus management confronted by the veil of ignorance

Virus management confronted by the veil of ignorance

LONG FORMAT ARTICLE, Jonas Follonier and Lauriane Pipoz | Can philosophy help us manage Covid-19? Yes, thanks in particular to John Rawls' theory of justice. This English philosopher proposes a thought experiment aimed at finding the principles of a just society. Applied to the management of the virus, it raises the question of whether the Federal Council's decisions meet the standard of impartiality, which is the only way to protect everyone's interests - including their freedoms.
«I killed my mother», between love and hate

«I killed my mother», between love and hate

I'm a big fan of Xavier Dolan's work, but that wasn't always the case. Is it because, like good wine, my taste in culture improves with age? Not at all! Not much of a cinephile for a decade, I simply hadn't taken the time to watch any of his films. Fortunately, I made sure to rectify that a few years ago, and it was with J'ai tué ma mère that I took the plunge.
The body in Covid-19 times

The body in Covid-19 times

As we await new measures to alleviate the difficulties associated with the current health situation, a sense of consternation is growing. We wonder how long this situation will last, and above all, how long we'll be able to bear the social distances, the need to wear a mask, the distance from our loved ones, or even the renunciation of certain usual activities. From this perspective, a paradox grips us - and me first: to what extent can we preserve the health of the body while renouncing our own body? Behind this paradox lies the question: what is a human life?
The world as seen by Laure Mi Hyun Croset: Neologisms

The world as seen by Laure Mi Hyun Croset: Neologisms

LONG FORMAT ARTICLE, Laure Mi Hyun Croset | As if it were the last bastion against barbarism, the French language is often at the heart of fierce debate. It's accused of being impoverished or, on the contrary, degraded by the addition of less euphonious terms to its lexicon, or of English terms that already exist in the language of Molière.