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Posted in philosophy on Feb 18th, 2010
An article summarising the Heterotopia of Walt Disney World presentation that I gave in October 2009 is now published in the February edition of the Philosophy Now magazine. The article is part of a series of papers about ‘continental tales’ and the concept of narrative in Continental philosophy.
Thanks to the team of the Philosophy Now [...]
Posted in philosophy, strategy on Nov 16th, 2009
In recent researches I have made about Ethnography, I read that it is important to “recognize the human capacity to spin, twist, turn, invent, tangle, tear and live by, through, and between symbolic meanings” [Doing Anthropology in Consumer Research by Patricia L. Sunderland and Rita M. Denny]. Cultural symbols and signs used in things such [...]
Posted in philosophy on Nov 8th, 2009
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Pain-free animals could take suffering out of farming, NewScientist
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Our daily bread documentary.
Welcome to the world of industrial food production and high-tech farming!
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Is this post about art, innovation, governance or philosophy? I let you decide…
Posted in philosophy, strategy on Aug 18th, 2009
Two unique events about political philosophy are starting this September: The Paris freedom fest 2009 (mostly in English with some lectures in French) and the Philo and Management 2009 – 2010 seminars in Brussels (French only). Even if the two events are based on very different approaches and might actually follow two opposite directions, they [...]
Posted in philosophy on Jun 9th, 2009
After this shameful European election 2009, emptied of any ambition and monopolized by national self absorption, the important question is: What happened to the European ideal?
The exhibition ‘Dreams of Progress’ held in July at the Westminster Reference Library is looking at our past ideals. I’m curating the exhibition and I am reading a lot of [...]
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