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Abstract In Western culture, "authority" is a concept closely linked on the one hand to the Roman auctoritas and on the other to the written tradition with its set of "authors" and "canonical texts". It is therefore not surprising that modern scholars …

From 1320 to 1348, does the shift in the narrative motifs of the accusation of poisoning the wells of lepers to Jews manifest the persistence of an archaic impulse? To get out of the dilemma between morphology and history, it's probably best to consider …

Lina Bolzoni Lina Bolzoni is professor emeritus of Italian Literature at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa and Global Distinguished Professor at the New York University. She is member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, fellow of the British …

The past served to legitimize the kings of the first millennium, and rulers such as Nabonidus were known to engage in what resembled archaeological excavations. This penchant was exploited by certain notables to support their claims, backed up by …

Abstract La Concurrence des victimes was published in 1997. Its reception was very mixed, prompting more or less sincere cries of outrage. Since then, the use of the expression has become commonplace, and the book has been widely cited in academic …

Abstract In addition to surface currents linked to wind stress and the Coriolis force, ocean circulation is characterized by the worldwide transport of deep water masses via the thermohaline circulation or meridional overturning circulation, two …

Biography André Joffre André Joffre is 67 years old. An arts and crafts engineer, he first worked in the solar subsidiary of Société Européenne de Propulsion (Safran group). He then set up TECSOL, which has become one of Europe's leading solar energy …

Abstract In judgment, according to Frege, there are two things: the content of thought, which we "grasp" (conception), and a second mental operation consisting in accepting the content, holding it to be true (judgment). The contents of thought are …