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Opposition forces in France are using the president’s unpopularity to push for a new constitution. It’s a dangerous game.
One genetic study of over a quarter million people highlights the cognitive benefits of exercise, while another, based on 30 years of scientific literature, says the opposite. Who’s right and who’s wrong?
Ancient Greek philosophers despised the Sophists’ rhetoric because it searched for relative truth, not absolutes. But learning how to do that thoughtfully can help constructive debates.
Immanuel Kant’s ideas about respect are still important today, in a world where social media and echo chambers make manipulation easy.
France’s trade unions have managed to galvanise the largest movement in decades in opposition to pension reform. What will happen to them once the bill has been passed or abandoned?
An international legal expert explains why the Greeks are right to be wary of the British Museum’s offer to loan them the Parthenon marbles.
With the discovery of several thousand new pages of Hegel’s lecture notes, fans are hoping his famously tricky philosophy may become easier to understand – this expert isn’t so sure.
The Chautauqua movement symbolized progressive reformers’ hopes that public learning could create a healthy democracy.
Inspired by François Mitterrand’s idea of a European confederation, French president Emmanuel Macron has outlined the idea of a political body that would be separate from the EU.
Movements that challenge former national icons demonstrate the importance of history-making in an age of racial reconciliation. But ‘history wars’ won’t get us anywhere.
Despite moments of hope, worries about the present and fears that the future may be even worse have been rising for decades. What can geopolitics teach us about the global impact of fear?
For science to be open, one can reasonably think that it would have to use open software. However, being completely open is not that easy.
Bullying tactics are increasingly under scrutiny, yet the display we saw during the first U.S. presidential debate is proof that some men still think those old rules are still at play.
They shouted, they interrupted, they insulted – and not entirely in equal measure. But Biden and Trump also touched on the issues occasionally. Our panel of experts analyzed three key exchanges.
All animals plays a role in nature, and in times of biodiversity loss and climate change, hunting “common” species such as foxes and badgers is irresponsible .
Those with strong beliefs tend to be admired.
Three new approaches in the field of competitive academic debate offer ideas that could help presidential debates serve both their public purposes.
The Jordan Valley, which US president Donald Trump has proposed integrating into Israel, has been transformed by the introduction of date palms, emptying it of its Palestinian inhabitants.
Seven candidates met on the debate stage in New Hampshire on Feb. 7. We asked three scholars to pick out some of the night’s biggest moments.
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Professor in People, Organizations, Society, Grenoble École de Management (GEM)
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Doctoral Researcher, Strategy, Collective Action & Technology, Grenoble École de Management (GEM)
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Education; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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Chair of Academic Board, Victoria University
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Assistant Professor of History of Behavioral Science, The Ohio State University
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Professor of Law, Drake University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Political Science, Emory University
