Napoleon the lawmaker: What Ridley Scott's film leaves out
Ridley Scott’s focus on Napoleon’s tactical triumphs, reckless miscalculations and sexual entanglements neglects his paradoxical legacy as a lawmaker.
Source: theconversation.com
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Restorers uncover demon in a 1789 painting – and reveal the decline of superstition in the Age of Reason
The Enlightenment saw science and rational thought replace the religious superstitions of the previous century, and demons became metaphors for the human struggle between good and evil.
Source: theconversation.com
Explainer: the philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau is profoundly contemporary
The ideas of Rousseau reflect many of our own deepest commitments and patterns of thought.
Source: theconversation.com
Subtle modern heresies
It is vague moralisms, not strong, developed doctrines that the Church must guard against. Such heresies may be less clear, but they are not less dangerous.
Source: christianpost.com
Hearts, cells and mud: how biology helps humans re-imagine our cities in vexed times
Naturalistic thinking has long helped humanity grapple with complex urban predicaments. What role can it play today?
Source: theconversation.com