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An interview with Jeanne Tsai & Batja Mesquita - Jeanne Tsai and Batja Mesquita show how emotions are shaped by cultural logics that orient our relationships and judgments. Their conversation raises a broader question: what does it mean to understand othe

About: Florence Burgat, Qu'est-ce qu'une plante ? Essai sur la vie végétale, Seuil - Through a phenomenology of plant life, the philosopher Florence Burgat reminds us that plants are defined above all by what they do not have: Lacking an intentional consc

An Interview with Deena Weinstein and Gérôme Guibert - Over the past twenty years, a new field of study has developed: metal studies. The scholars in this field are often also music enthusiasts, investigating their own passion. How can fandom be articulat

On the Polish Paradox - How can the rise to power of the far-right in Poland in 2015 be explained? Was it the result of an effective propaganda strategy? Or because of the refugee crisis? Michal Kozlowski discusses the underlying causes and consequences o

Rapport de mission à M.Michel Rocard, Ministre du Plan et de l'Aménagement du territoire, décembre 1982. Ces dernières années, un (...) Lire la suite

Cahiers du quatrième ordre, celui des pauvres journaliers, des infirmes, des indigens, etc., l