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Every month, we feature a column by one of the personalities who take turns writing for Le Regard Libre. Freelance journalist Sophie Woeldgen shares her views as a reporter in the Middle East on an itchy subject.

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Each month, Le Regard Libre presents a philosopher whose thinking differs from, or even runs counter to, certain clichés circulating about him or her. In this episode, historian Olivier Meuwly looks at the 19th-century French liberal Alexis de Tocqueville. Although the writer is known as a great critic of egalitarianism and statism, the concepts of equality and the state nonetheless play a role in his political vision. In a certain sense, Tocqueville is even a defender of the State. This counter-intuitive idea can be explored through Tocqueville's relationship with the law.

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Le Regard Libre N° 76 - Olivier Meuwly

Prejudice against philosophers« series, episode #1

Each month, Le Regard Libre presents a philosopher whose thinking differs from, or even runs counter to, the clichés that circulate about him. Historian Olivier Meuwly opens the ball by arguing that Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel did not advocate an authoritarian state. On the contrary, our guest editor locates certain theoretical foundations of liberalism at the heart of the Hegelian system. Direct democracy itself is no stranger to the German's vision, according to the historian.

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Le Regard Libre N° 73 - Guillaume Moix

Since the start of the crisis, children's and teenagers' screen time has increased significantly. The harmful consequences of excessive screen use have been confirmed by countless studies, despite occasional disagreements within the scientific community. It would therefore be legitimate to take this factor into account in the management of the current health crisis, and more particularly that of education. Analysis.

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