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Abstract The story of the walls of Jericho, which collapsed without military intervention but as the result of a ritual, emphasizes the importance of divine intervention. Archaeologically, the search for these walls was a failure. No doubt the place was …

Abstract As the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, the International Court of Justice occupies a unique place in the landscape of international institutions and jurisdictions. It is the only universal international court with general …

Abstract The Homeric Hymn to Demeter depicts the goddess' anger at the abduction of her daughter by Hades, with Zeus' consent. The poem is fully in keeping with the theme of sacrificial culture : the strike by Demeter, withdrawn to her temple at Eleusis, …

References to works cited in the lecture Oswald de Andrade, Manifeste anthropophage , Dijon, Les presses du réel, 2011 [1928]. David Armitage, The Declaration of Independence: A Global History , Cambridge (MA), Harvard University Press, 2009. Jean …

Abstract Slavery was part of Roman society. Not only were slaves plentiful, but slavery was an essential component of Rome's economic success in the last few centuries B.C. and the first two centuries A.D. Willem Jongman aims to demonstrate that the …

Abstract Why recount the world if not to restore it each time and transpose it  ? Even the cruellest works carry within them, by the very fact of their writing, an act of generosity. Writing to repair, to patch up, to put amputations back together and …

Abstract How writing, even the cruellest, carries the seeds of love. Passing on wounds. Transmitting them again. Speaking the words of others. Write "   for   ". "   Pour   " in the sense of "   à l'adresse de   " but also in the sense of "   à la place …

Abstract Is there a right way to say verse  ? In a house like the Comédie-Française, which relies on a permanent troupe where the art of telling is passed down from one generation to the next, on stage and in the corridors, there are many different …

Abstract From childhood through to research, the back-and-forth between concrete problems and abstraction enables the discovery and understanding of new mathematical concepts. In practice, it's difficult to extend the manipulative approaches deployed in …

Lecture outline : Curry-Howard   ; gentzen's natural deduction   ; inductive definitions following Martin-Löf   ; algebraic presentation of type theory and term model as initial model   ; some examples of models, in particular the set model and prefix …

Abstract Some soldiers are particularly well known to us, like General Yasim-El. But lesser officers, such as Yamṣum, also wrote enough letters to allow us to sketch a portrait. Finally, we'll see how ordinary soldiers escaped …

Abstract We are not all equal when it comes to infections. Thanks to recent advances in genomics and data science, it is now possible to imagine a more precise medicine, better adapted to individual needs, also in the field of infectious diseases. From …

Abstract This lecture will be devoted to the presentation of discoveries concerning the genetic causes of monogenic diseases, with emphasis on mutations responsible for serious pathologies. It will recall Mendelian principles of trait transmission, with …