Translated in to English from Moscou, capital de l’Europe?, originally written in French by Alexandre Latsa for Tribune Libre. France and the French people are, in their majority, europhils. This may seem paradoxical since foreigners visiting the country are at once struck by the ... More
Pierre Manent’s Les Metamorphoses de la Cité is a work that seeks to trace the identity of Western civilization through its political history. To him, the polis, and by extension, the political sphere, is unique to Western identity. He is not the first philosopher to argue for this ... More
[The] critique of secularism has become the template for recent explorations of liberalism and secularization processes in the post-colonial context, particularly those that wish to explore the inner logics of Islam. Asad’s critical analysis of secularization in the Muslim world ... More
What is this “Western” civilization which is our own? What are the characteristics that define it vis-à-vis others? Are these characteristics proper to its own nature, or are they also found elswhere? Philippe nemo attempts to answer these questions. To him, the “West” is ... More
The Social Sciences Research Council’s discussion blog, that I just hit upon today, is one of the best blogs of its kind out there that particularily addresses issues in religion and secularism. It features a discussion on Charles Taylor’s book A Secular Age among others. You can ... More
