“Saturnine Constellations: Melancholy in Literary History and in the Works of Baudelaire and Benjamin” – Kevin GODBOUT

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Comparative Literature, 2016. Supervisor: Călin Mihăilescu, The University of Western Ontario Abstract: Aristotle famously asked the question: why are extraordinary people so often melancholics? “Problem XXX,” written by Aristotle or one of his disciples, speculates that black bile, the…

“Philosophy and the family” – Vittorio HÖSLE

THE FAMILY AND INTEGRAL ECOLOGY webinar In view of the 2022 (April 27-28-29) PASS Plenary on ‘The Family as a Relational Good: the Challenge of Love’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjfn-Pa2DlE&t=390s Stefano Zamagni, Vittorio Hösle, Gustavo Beliz, Rocco Buttiglione and general discussions. The family is, like other social institutions (economy, politics), based on biological needs. Organisms need to reproduce,…

“Shestov : Faith Against Reason” (Adam Drozdek)

Laval théologique et philosophique, 63(3), 473–493. Faculté de philosophie, Université Laval et Faculté de théologie et de sciences religieuses, Université Laval. [PDF] Résumé : Selon Chestov, la connaissance est incompatible avec la liberté, qui ne peut être trouvée que grâce à la foi, parce qu’elle établit ses vérités en vertu des principes de nécessité et…