Antipathy analyzes better, but sympathy alone understands. André Siegfried André Siegfried, born in Le Havre on 21 April 1875 and died in Paris on 28 March 1959, was a French sociologist, historian and geographer, a pioneer of electoral sociology. Antipathy is mainly driven by our intellect, it is cold and divisive. Its aim is not to understand but to separate.…
+Category: Reflection
The cost of unhappiness
Our societies should be more interested in people’s happiness, not only because it would be economically beneficial, but simply because without happiness there is no real will to build social links. The demand for economic performance makes us forget that living is not only about accumulating capital or finding a way to spend money better. By looking too much…
+The greatest crime is to kill the language of a nation…
The greatest crime is to kill the language of a nation with all that it contains of hope and genius. Charles Nodier Jean-Charles-Emmanuel Nodier was a French writer, novelist and academician (29 April 1780 in Besançon – 27 January 1844 in Paris). He is attributed great importance in the birth of the Romantic movement. What does Charles Nodier wish to…
+Every Day Is A Life
Don’t you have the feeling that when you get up in the morning you feel slightly different. Your dreams have left an imprint on you that you don’t remain insensitive to. These dream influences operate like the limbo from which you are reborn every morning. Of course, you are the same person. However, your thoughts and feelings can change greatly…
+Are Political Parties Irreconcilable Entities?
How are political divisions explained? Is it just a divergence of interest or is there something deeper that creates these splits? There is undoubtedly a dialectic that is built around a core of interests. Indeed, there are few votes of conviction in the primary sense of the term. People vote above all for what they are, their social condition, their…
+Will Machines Make Nations Disappear?
The robotisation and automation of the world’s economies is creating tensions between countries as each nation decides its own policy in this area. These choices induce better performance and widen inequalities in terms of prosperity for populations who may be either the “big winners” of globalisation or the “losers”. These seemingly head-on rivalries under the backdrop of geopolitical warfare may…
+The Emergence Of Non-Linear Thinking
The technological upheaval has massively spread the idea of non-linearity in all fields of life, be it economy, work or thought. The older generation is dominated by the idea that gains are correlated with efforts and that the influence is linear since an individual cannot work exponentially, there is a biological limit. The leverage effects offered by the infinite multiplication…
+It Is Easier Not To Be Free
Freedom of choice is a recent concept when we put its appearance and the scale of human history into perspective. Being free implies taking responsibility for the consequences and responsibility for one’s own choices, which is not convenient for everyone. It is much more comfortable to be guided by family or social injunctions rather than going against the tide. Indeed,…
+What Does It Mean To Be Part Of A Losing Team?
Like it or not, we’re all part of a team. It can take the form of a wedding, a family, a company, a nation and so on. Without always having chosen it, we belong to a group whose interests we defend and which is supposed to bring us a certain level of benefits or advantages in return. Having said that,…
+Should One Inherit His Family’s Beliefs?
Family is the place of transmission par excellence. There are many different forms, however, are all these bequests good to receive? Heritage, whether cultural or material, is the very essence of the notion of family. Can we deliberately choose not to accept a bequest that has been imposed on us? Should we inherit the sufferings of the past without compromising…
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