Marc Crépon

Violence Why do we consent to violence?

How philosophy allows us to understand violence and hatred, which are at the core of our world. Marc Crépon’s renown: he appeared frequently in the media over the course of the year 2015, because violence as a theme is at the heart of his philosophical thought. A year after the attack on the Bataclan, how have the major democracies reacted to hatred?

Collectif

The Judicial System as a Public Service

Should the judicial system be reformed ? This question is at the centre of lively debates. It is to institutions such as the chancellery, courts of law and magistrates, that it falls to forge the judicial system, the deliverer of order, equilibrium and social cohesion. However, these institutions seem today to be weak, both in terms of organisation, and in methods of recruitment. It is thus necessary that changes are made. This is especially so as the duty of the judicial system is to operate in such a way that all individuals remain citizens, by delivering them judgements in a reasonable timescale which are certain to be respected. In this respect, it is a public service. The objective of this book is to assess the forms and the effects of a decisive reform in order to benefit our society.

Raymonde Bonnefille

Following Lucy Expeditions in Ethiopia

A unique account by one of the few women to have actively participated in the great archeological expeditions in the Omo Valley in the 1970s.

Lionel Naccache

An Apologia for Discretion What does it mean to be part of the universe in the 21st century?

In the great tradition of essays, the author draws on cognitive neuroscience and neurology, mathematics, physics, biology, philosophy, psychoanalysis, Judaism and literature.

John Dixon Hunt

The Art of the Garden and its History (Product of the Collège de France)

What can a garden reveal about ourselves and our culture ?

Jacques Thuillier

A General Theory of the History of Art

Diana Pinto

Between Two Worlds

How can the individual s identity solidify in today s multicultural context? D. Pinto's essay in comparative cultural history, written in the first person, is a sensitive and critical document in favor of an open Europe and a pluralistic society.

Steven Laureys

Such a Brilliant Brain The Boundaries of Consciousness

An engrossing book on states of consciousness and the workings of the brain, by one of the world’s top specialists