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Abstract In the first lecture the issue of changing biblical interpretation in the South African context since the 1990s when Nelson Mandela was released and the ANC party unbanned, and since 1994 when the first democratic post-apartheid elections were …

Abstract In this first talk we give an introduction of the theory of p-adic modular forms and to the completed cohomology groups of the modular curve. We recall the theory of Lue Pan of locally analytic vectors in completed cohomology and the relevance of …

In collaboration with Philip Huyse, EPHE 4 th section. …

Abstract Hardly a day goes by without hearing about climate change in the media. Alarmist rhetoric, even if based on factual elements, paradoxically provokes doubts and challenges to scientific messages. The political world, for its part, has no …

Abstract In his famous and difficult essay "On the Concept of History," Walter Benjamin introduces the idea of revolutionary redemption. Through their actions, revolutionaries of the present can redeem those whose struggles for liberation failed in the …

Documents and Media Download the support material Abstract Recently, political philosophy has seen a resurgence of debates regarding the wrongs of capitalism and the purpose of socialism. Some argue that capitalism is unjustly exploitative, but only …

Documents and media Download support Abstract The global climate emergency has presented a deep challenge to the capacities of states throughout the world, and this challenge has been one to which thus far most states have failed adequately to respond. At …

Anca Gheaus is a political philosopher interested in justice and the normative significance of personal relationships. Before joining CEU, she worked at various universities in Europe. In 2023 she published a co-authored book on Debating Surrogacy (with …

Nicholas Vrousalis Nicholas Vrousalis is an associate professor in Practical Philosophy at Erasmus University Rotterdam and an associate professor in Political Philosophy at the University of …

Abstract The human brain contains an immense number of neuronal types. How is this diversity established during development ? The spatial origin of neural stem cells and their temporal evolution during division contribute to this diversity. Using simpler …

Abstract The use of visible light to drive organic reactions has revolutionized synthetic chemistry. The field is dominated by catalysts that absorb in the 400-450 nm range, wavelengths that correspond to 63- 70 kcal/mol. Such high energy light is not …

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Abstract The Zoroastrian texts supply kind of division of the world and the reason for it which is important for understanding the Persian view of the world in Late Antiquity. In the Middle Persian texts, we come across a story which is not present in the …

Abstract The phenomenon of superfluidity is characterized by the frictionless flow of a fluid below a critical velocity. Initially observed in liquid helium at low temperatures, and later in ultracold atomic gases, superfluidity has also been demonstrated …

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Abstract The third conference will address the mobilization for a " common food policy " between 2016 and 2019, up to the presentation of a report under this title by IPES-Food, the international panel of experts on sustainable food systems, a few months …

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Abstract The fourth conference finally will address the responses that have been given to this campaign for a " common food policy " of the European Union. In July 2019, the President of the European Commission announced a " green pact for Europe " as a …