Sélections

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 […]

On the bangs of the Festival Histoire et Cité, and in the wake of Gaïa’s focus on ecologies and the uses of the Earth, we offer you a new selection of documents on water and its many historical variations. Water, the source of life, nourishes our daily lives and enriches our imaginations. As we travel […]

Faced with the imminence of a global ecological crisis, we urgently need to rethink the way we use the Earth. This year, the Groupe Vaudois de Philosophie has decided to go beyond a simple acknowledgement of the catastrophe underway and yet to come, and to reflect on different ways of inhabiting the Earth: “We don’t […]

At the request of UNIL philosophy students, the teaching staff of the philosophy section have drawn up four reading lists. The aim is to enable students and the most inquisitive readers to explore some important philosophical works for themselves, and to delve more deeply into the various fields of philosophy on their own: ancient and […]

2019 Year of Da Vinci The great Italian man is celebrated everywhere. From Florence to Amboise, via Martigny, Milan, Turin, Vinci, Venice and Paris. Numerous events and exhibitions pay tribute to him. Born in 1452 in Vinci, Tuscany, he learned painting and sculpture from Verrocchio in Florence. Misunderstood in Florence, he moved to Milan to […]