“…There, in the sixteenth century, artisans had created a subterranean culture of clandestine workshops and meeting places inspired by the teachings of Bernard Palissy, a potter, alchemist, and philosopher who rejected the communal, militaristic ideology of the Huguenot majority which was centered in the walled city of La Rochelle. …”

“…Glover's timely project emphatically articulates Haiti's regional and global centrality, combining vital 'big picture' reflections on the field of postcolonial studies with elegant close-reading-based analyses of the philosophical perspective and creative practice of a distinctively Haitian literary phenomenon. …”

“…To answer these questions author Hiro Saito mobilizes the sociology of collective memory and social movements, political theories of apology and reconciliation, psychological research on intergroup conflict, and philosophical reflections on memory and history. The history problem, he argues, is essentially a relational phenomenon caused when nations publicly showcase self-serving versions of the past at key ceremonies and events: Japan, South Korea, and China all focus on what happened to their own citizens with little regard for foreign others. …”

“…La Chine apparaît non seulement comme un pays mystérieux, qui inspire les auteurs de fiction, mais encore, aux yeux des philosophes, comme une nation qui mérite d’être étudiée. …”

“…She joins other scholars looking at the multiple meanings of carbon dioxide across time and space, and her historical and philosophical approach allows the reader a moment to remember some of the social layers of scientific research that have led to our understanding of climate change, one of the greatest environmental problems of the 21st century…”

“…With its shift away from Derrida's philosophical studies to his experimental texts, Ulmer's book aims to inaugurate a new movement in the American adaptation of contemporary French theory…”

“…From May 16th to 19th 1977, philologist, historians, sociologists, philosophers and theologians gathered in Louvain, to attend the Vllth International Colloquium organized by the 'Instituut voor Middeleeuwse Studies' of the 'Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven', to discuss and investigate the influence of the Bible on medieval culture. …”

“…Iena’s period is a decisive one for the formation of mature hegelian thought: progressive gap with Schelling and first attemps to elaborate a new philosophical system.Nonetheless, in hegelian french-speaking litterature, only partial studies about Iena’s period are available. …”

“…With its celebration of ethnic diversity and strong advocacy of tolerance, this contemporary movement provides philosophical justification for many who seek to correct social inequities. …”

“…Quinze auteurs issus d’horizons différents, historiens, sociologues, psychologues, didacticiens, philosophes, apportent ici leur contribution à l’élaboration de réponses qui voudraient, dépassant la cacophonie ambiante, se faire polyphonie. …”

“…La Révolution française, une révolution causée par les écrits des « philosophes » et guidée par leurs principes abstraits ? …”

“…Les penseurs de l’époque ne se sont en effet pas contentés de prolonger leurs prédécesseurs et ils ne sont pas davantage les simples précurseurs des philosophes à venir. Si leurs positions ne se ramènent pas à la simplicité d’une catégorie englobante, c’est qu’elles tissent un ensemble complexe de thèses diverses et originales. …”

“…Il n’en demeure pas moins que l’Essai sur le goût constitue une étape majeure dans la recherche esthétique au xviiie siècle et son intérêt est expliqué dans l’introduction critique de cet ouvrage où sont mis en regard l’apport de l’Antiquité grecque et romaine, notamment Longin et Cicéron, ainsi que des philosophes contemporains comme Lord Shaftesbury, Francis Hutcheson, Henry Home of Kames, David Hume et Adam Smith…”

“…In this perspective, then, no doubt remains as to the prominent position of Voltaire’s <i>Candide</i>, or of Rousseau’s thought, which combines philosophical thinking, educational demands, political passion and autobiography. …”

“…Educationalists have pointed out both chances for opening up and enhancing education and also tendencies of stupefaction, problematic power relations, or memory decline. Philosophers have eulogized or censored superficiality, social scientists have focused on networks as agency, the IT industry has made immediate availability a paradigm of development. …”

“…Entre Jérusalem et Athènes, le christianisme joue pour Ratzinger le rôle d’un tertium quid : mouvement de rencontre entre deux universalités (« l’universalité de Dieu et l’universalité de la raison ouverte à Lui »), mais aussi provocation qui empêche le théologien et le philosophe d’élaborer une synthèse ou un détachement radicaux du logos et du sacré…”

“…Carrie Gress—a wife, mother, and philosopher—punctures the myth of feminism, exposing its legacy of abuse, abandonment, and anarchy. …”

“…The book, divided into three sections, deals with the conflict between universalism - understood as a philosophical principle of the Western cultural tradition and as a juridical-political principle at the basis of the integration process - and the principle of sovereignty, which instead tends to preserve the political autonomy of states in the process of integration. …”

“…On verra comment cette oeuvre aux multiples héritages, est aussi le fruit de multiples innovations, grâce aux nombreux scientifiques, philosophes, écrivains, graveurs et dessinateurs, tous parmi les meilleurs de l'époque. …”

“…It employs methods from the history of science to address philosophical, epistemological, aesthetic, and political questions. …”