Sélections

Less well known than his Abécédaire, or the essay he co-authored with Félix Gattari entitled Qu’est-ce que la philosophie? the lecture given by French philosopher Gilles Deleuze at the Université Paris 8 between 1979 and 1987 has nevertheless been recorded and transcribed in almost its entirety. Available in audio form on the BNF and Université […]

The end of the First World War sounded the death knell of the European monarchies and heralded a period of major upheaval. Faced with deteriorating living conditions, many Swiss citizens aspired to a more consensual decision-making system and greater social justice. From November 12 to 14, 1918, 250,000 workers, civil servants and workers from all […]

Swiss anti-speciesist activist Virginia Markus was awarded the 2018 Champignac d’or on Saturday, December 15, for her statement: “We need to think about the professional survival of butchers without animals being killed at the end.” Winner, from over 40 candidates, of this Grand Prix du Maire de Champignac, which has been awarded each year since […]

In 1818, Karl Marx was born. 200 years later, his theories seem more relevant than ever: denunciation of the evils of a capitalism that ignores the role of the human being, criticism of the concentration of capital in the hands of a few, the distortion between the value of a commodity and the time spent […]

What philosophical interest can there be in a mayor’s ban on throwing a consenting dwarf? This is the question Guillaume Durand answers in a lecture, an extract of which can be heard and seen on Youtube. The philosopher questions the relevance of this ban, which was upheld by the French Conseil d’Etat on the grounds […]

The shores of Lake Geneva have long been part of the literary landscape, be it Vaud, Swiss or even international. If La Nouvelle Héloïse by Jean-Jacques Rousseau has left its mark on our collective memories, inspiring many a traveler to follow in the footsteps of Julie or St-Preux, English-speakers have also left their mark on […]