The Alsatian physician and pastor extended ethics far beyond human relations. Inspired by a revelation in the heart of Africa, he forged a universal ethic embracing people, animals and nature, prefiguring modern ecological ethics.
As a result of human activity, certain natural areas are under increasing pressure. Should people be denied access to them altogether? Two Regard Libre editors debate the issue.
Drawing on Vaclav Smil, Pascal Couchepin advocates an approach to ecological challenges based on facts rather than rhetoric. Every month, the former Federal Councillor shares a piece of reading that has caught his attention.
In recent years, climate activists have regularly taken public space hostage. It doesn't seem to bother them that this form of action is having difficulty winning over the general public: by their own admission, they don't want to rally.
Hiking in the mountains means forgetting «your regrets, your plans, your ambitions». Sylvain Tesson crossed the Alps on skis, dedicating his latest book, «Blanc». The story of a balancing act between physical effort and inner remission. We met him in Arolla (VS), during the first snows.
Directeur de l’Institut Religioscope à Fribourg, Jean-François Mayer est spécialiste des nouveaux mouvements religieux. Au rang de ses objets d’étude : les croyances à la fin du monde, qui appartiennent au domaine spirituel, mais pas seulement... Entretien.
Retour de la guerre en Europe, menace nucléaire, crise climatique… le spectre de la «fin du monde» n'a pas disparu....
Each month, we feature a column by one of the personalities who give us the pleasure of alternating between the two. Current affairs, history, politics and philosophy: former Federal Councillor Pascal Couchepin's readings.
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