Post categories
- Concepts (22)
- Choice-Decision (1)
- Distance (3)
- Economics (4)
- Ethics (2)
- Freedom (4)
- Idealizations (6)
- Nature (1)
- Oppositions (5)
- Politics (4)
- Psychology (5)
- Rationality (1)
- Techniques (2)
- Truth (1)
- Historical Periods (3)
Last articles
-
When the Economy Becomes a Value: The Turning Point of the Italian Renaissance
At the turn from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, the northern Italian city-states usher in a decisive shift: the economy is no longer merely a means of subsistence but becomes a value in political and moral terms. Florence and Venice, governed by oligarchies blending nobility and bourgeoisie, stand out for systems of government markedly […]
-
Western Authoritarianisms or the Denial of a Global Evolution
Protectionist vs. Neoliberal Authoritarianisms Since his second inauguration as President of the United States, D. Trump has dominated the news, particularly due to his brutal attitude and arbitrary decisions that endanger American democracy, which is based on the existence of checks and balances. In this context, it is ironic to hear Vice President J.D. Vance […]
-
On the Role of Technical Culture in Innovation and the Limits of Innovation Today
Technical Culture as a Factor in the First Industrial Revolution In Power and Progress, Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson provide a detailed account of how technological advancements have rarely benefited the entire population. Their fascinating investigation, spanning from the Neolithic era to the present day, supports the idea—dating back at least to Rousseau—that inequalities increased […]
Last snapshots
-
At the Origins of the Valorisation of the Economy (15th–19th Centuries)
The pre-eminence of the economy in contemporary societies has become commonplace: the commodification of most goods and services; advertisements that punctuate television programmes, are plastered across screens, films and series, and even on athletes; the stakes around purchasing power and social inequalities; work itself, increasingly rivalled by AI and robots; the associated international tensions, such…
-
Accepting That Others, Including Our Closed Relationships, May Be Heading Toward Their Downfall
In the previous article, we saw that the trend toward authoritarianism in the West is not new. It is linked to the erosion of values like prosperity and work under the pressures of globalization and digitalization. This deep-seated trend signals dark times ahead in the coming years and decades, and the recent election of Trump…
About
Arranging concepts (i.e. delimiting and linking them) in a coherent and concise manner supports or even grounds clarity. However, devising syntheses constitutes an activity whose complexity increases with knowledge growth and academic specialization. Well, without a conception of the world in which we live that is sufficiently backed up and synthetic, how can we define a political, a moral or a personal direction? Unawareness would likely reduce the field of possibilities, wouldn’t it?