Tag: Bronner
Triet, Gardin… It is difficult to claim purity in an impure world, by Gérald Bronner
The members of a society can feel in agreement with the principles that govern its functioning and show a form of loyalty to it. When this is not the case,…
Why we must save the notion of merit, by Gérald Bronner
The question of the reproduction of social inequalities between generations is a central problem in the contemporary world. This is particularly true for democratic systems which promise, unlike traditional societies,…
The return of political violence? These signals that should alert us, by Gérald Bronner
For some time now, the question of political violence has again been invited into the debates, both through notable essays such as those by Andreas Malm (How to sabotage a…
Bilal Hassani concert canceled: do extremists rule the roost? By Gerald Bronner
The recent cancellation of Bilal Hassani’s concert provides further illustration of the power of intimidation that extremists of all stripes possess today. What happened ? The singer who defended the…
Adrenochrome theory: infox feed on the void, by Gérald Bronner
“Nature abhors a vacuum,” said Aristotle. The same could be said of the contemporary cognitive market, which sees the different representations of the world confront each other in competition without…
Why ban photos of bulldogs on social networks? By Gerald Bronner
Certain social facts which seem minute shed a great light on our contemporaneity. This is the case with the intention of Piet Adema, Dutch Minister of Agriculture, to ban his…
Is Michel Houellebecq really a prophet? By Gerald Bronner
The news recently put the great French author Michel Houellebecq back in the spotlight. Not for the Nobel Prize or the publication of a new novel, but for his leading…
The Doomsday Clock is indifferent to scientific advances, by Gérald Bronner
According to the doomsday clock, we have never been closer to the end of time. This clock – the Doomsday Clock – was conceived in 1947 by a college of…
Gérald Bronner, a transclass against the “pain” of Annie Ernaux
Children of workers or cleaning women, they became prominent writers, intellectuals or politicians. France is distinguished by its educational inequalities, but “class defectors”, or “transclasses”, are in vogue in publishing.…
Why the pessimism of the French is rational, by Gérald Bronner
International survey after international survey, commentators are often struck by the pessimism of the French. Thus, in 2012, during a vast Gallup study of 51 nations, our country came first…