Revolutions and civil wars – Montesquieu
Montesquieu is a major French political thinker of the 18th century, known for his theory of the separation of powers. In his most famous work, De l’Esprit des lois (“The …
Montesquieu is a major French political thinker of the 18th century, known for his theory of the separation of powers. In his most famous work, De l’Esprit des lois (“The …
The full title of the subject that was posed to the candidates in the 2021 common competition to integrate the regional Institutes of Political Studies was: “In light of your …
This is the subject that has just fallen in the IEP 2021 common competition. More precisely, the title was : “In light of your experiences and readings, do you think …
In fragment 94, Blaise Pascal reflects on the relationship between justice and strength. Here are successive quotations from the original text, accompanied by a literal commentary on the fragment, particularly …
To understand the project of a popular history of the United States, intended by Howard Zinn’s historian, go here A popular history of American society after 1945. This engaged history …
The philosopher king is a concept that comes to us from Plato. In the Republic, book V, 473d, Plato insists that philosophy and kingship must coincide. Otherwise, the kingdom will …