Israel escalates assault on central Gaza Israel launched extensive air and ground operations in Deir al‑Balah, Gaza—a city previously serving as a refuge for tens of thousands of civilians—after ordering mass evacuations affecting around 80,000 people. Humanitarian organizations reported multiple aid … Read More
Arms deal & tariff ultimatum against Russia On July 14, U.S. President Trump, joined by NATO’s Jens Stoltenberg and Dutch PM Mark Rutte, announced a new military package for Ukraine, including Patriot air-defense systems funded by European allies. He also … Read More
Ideology refers to the philosophical movement that emerged from Çondillac, which long persisted in France despite powerful adversaries. The golden age of ideology began in 1795, with the creation of the Institute, whose second class was the Academy of Moral … Read More
Macron’s UK state visit reinforces European unity On July 8, French President Emmanuel Macron kicked off a three-day state visit to the UK, bolstering Franco-British cooperation on defense, AI, climate, and migration. He highlighted joint initiatives including Ukraine support, nuclear … Read More
WHO urges higher taxes on harmful products The World Health Organization has launched a major global initiative urging governments to increase “real prices” for tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks. The goal is to curb noncommunicable diseases and prevent millions of … Read More
Heatwave shatters records across Europe A historic heatwave continues to grip Europe, with Spain and Portugal reaching 46 °C and England recording its warmest June since 1884. Germany is also baking at 40 °C, prompting school and hospital infrastructure concerns. Italy has … Read More
George Berkeley (1685-1753), born in Dysert, was an Irishman of English origin. He attended Trinity College, Dublin, in 1700; he was made a Master of Arts and Fellow there in 1707. He entered the orders and was responsible for teaching … Read More
Killing machines: how Russia and Ukraine’s race to perfect deadly pilotless drones The intensive technological competition between Ukraine and Russia in developing autonomous military drones is reshaping modern warfare—and raising profound global security and ethical concerns. Ukraine’s new Gogol‑M system … Read More
In the second current the spirit of free examination of the Reformation is maintained; but even this free examination is only made, in the intention of those who defend it, to gradually suppress, by an independent criticism, all that Bossuet … Read More
Bernard of Chartres, who taught at Chartres from 1114 to 1124, seems to have had a very clear idea, very characteristic of the Chartres milieu, that the goal of knowledge is not to fix knowledge of the past, but to … Read More
We also know Stilpon’s position on a related problem, the problem of predication, which had occupied Plato in the sophist and on which all the efforts of his adversaries were concentrated. Moreover, Stilpon’s thesis on this subject is only a … Read More
The same remark applies to the theory of the proposition which is the basis of Aristotelian logic. By asserting that every proposition is composed of a subject and an attribute, Aristotle supported a thesis of immense scope, not only logically, … Read More
