In recent years, there has been a proliferation of studies on a questionable electoral behavior: young women are increasingly voting left, and young men right. Here's a look at two young Swiss politicians who buck the trend.
French philosophers Valentin Husson and Pierre-Yves Quiviger, both passionate about wine, met at the Salon du Livre de Genève last month, where they defended an aesthetic approach to life that runs counter to the prevailing hygienism.
While John Rawls defines the redistributive tax as an application of the principle of equity to compensate for inequalities between individuals, Robert Nozick likens it to forced labor. This twentieth-century controversy is still with us today. Regards croisés.
For Kant, the German philosopher, lying is always an act to be banished, as it destroys trust within society and undermines the moral law in man. For Constant, the French philosopher, lying can be virtuous depending on the context. Crossed views.
Synonymous with growth and perpetual change for Joseph Schumpeter, innovation leads to social disintegration for his colleague Karl Polanyi. Two economists look at the consequences of inventions in a market economy.
DOSSIER «SWITZERLAND, DEFINITION», Fanny Agostino | The particularities of Switzerland make it a veritable minefield for the question of identity. Unique in the eyes of some, it is plural in the eyes of others. Still others consider it non-existent. To define the contours of this issue, we compared the points of view of two historians specializing in Swiss history, Dominique Dirlewanger and Olivier Meuwly. What is their vision of Swiss identity? And how do they view recent events such as the unbolting of statues and the feminization of street names? Regards croisés.
In Regard Libre No. 85 (May 2022 issue), our crazy team presents a major feature on Switzerland....
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