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Ales Bialiatski, Center for Civil Liberties and Memorial receive the Nobel Peace Prize – 2022

The winners represent civil society in their home countries. For many years, they have promoted the right to criticize power and to protect the fundamental rights of citizens…

Globalization and the shaping of the new University world

Not only has the usual functioning of universities changed, but also the whole relationship between the university and the societies to which they respond…

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Karl Popper and the social engineering: utopian vs. piecemeal

The philosophical and sociological debate about utopian engineering as an erroneous construction of society is of utmost importance since Economics, Sociology and Political Science all have deep historical roots, as Karl Popper…

Is ‘cultural Marxism’ really taking over universities?

The term “cultural Marxism” moved into the media mainstream around 2016, when psychologist Jordan Peterson was protesting a Canadian bill prohibiting discrimination based on gender. Peterson blamed cultural Marxism for phenomena like…

Artificial intelligence is a totalitarian’s dream

Individualistic Western societies are built on the idea that no one knows our thoughts, desires, or joys better than we do. And so we put ourselves, rather than the government, in charge…

How democracies die – Review

Justification of democracy has become an essential theme in the current literature on political philosophy. Different factors have created the conditions for this to happen, but mainly they can be resumed in…

Columbus statues offensive Native Americans

Columbus statues are coming down – why he is so offensive to Native Americans

Columbus statues are coming down – why he is so offensive to Native Americans. Over the past few weeks, statues of Christopher Columbus have been beheaded, covered with red paint, lassoed around…

Censorship with “C” of “Chisel”

The world has been immersed in the mobilizations against police abuse and racism for several weeks. Peaceful protests are mixed with vandalism, promoting a better world through violence in all its forms…

Decolonizing Universalism: A Transnational Feminist Ethic – Book Review

In Decolonizing Universalism, Serene J. Khader addresses pertinent issues surrounding feminist efforts to promote gender equality and dismantle the oppression of women in developing countries.…

Kneeling On: from Colin Kaepernick to George Floyd

One policeman's knee triggered a disaster. It is almost poetic that another policeman's knee caused this revolutionary change in protests. The symbolic burden of a law enforcement officer amid this context bending…

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