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Arguing over rights: man is not an abstraction
Philosophy

Arguing over rights: man is not an abstraction

written by Enzo Santacroce

Communitarian discourse, currently in vogue and carried by minorities in need of an existence rather than victims of real repression, is torpedoing the fine 19th-century idea that the freedom of minorities should be preserved and defended, by transforming it into a weapon against freedom of expression, which includes, among other things, the right to humor. It is to be feared that the controversy provoked by French-speaking comedienne Claude Inga-Barbey's sketch dramatizing the difficulties of naming gender transformations illustrates an era marked by the thought police. From a philosophical point of view, this situation conceals an opposition between two types of universalism, that of proclaiming the rights of Man versus the rights of men.

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The Viking myth
Society

The Viking myth

By Guillaume Moix · May 27, 2021
The figure of the Viking has steadily gained in popularity over the last few decades. Its depictions in a whole range of works and video games are often caricatured, sometimes grotesque and even dangerous in terms of identity ideologies. So let's take a look at who the Scandinavians of the early Middle Ages really were, and how the image we have of them today has been created over the centuries.
Where does Easter go?
Philosophy

Where does Easter go?

By Eugène Praz · May 20, 2021
LONG FORMAT ARTICLE, Eugène Praz | A few weeks ago, many of us celebrated Easter. We often wonder where it comes from. But where is it going, and what does it mean in our time? Here's a look at the intersection of Christianity and Judaism.
Screens in the Covid-19 era: a scourge for young people
Society

Screens in the Covid-19 era: a scourge for young people

By Guillaume Moix · 22 April 2021
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.