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Literature Talk
Literature TalkDoes France's "nation of human rights" rhetoric mask imperial ambition? Two heavyweights, politician Jean-Louis Bourlanges and philosopher Pierre Manent, dissect the paradox in a spirited evening of political soul-searching.
Philosophical debate
Political philosophy
Historic venue
Intellectual discourse
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🌍part of "War and Peace, the return of empires" cycle
🎓Bourlanges and Manent are major voices in French political thought
⛪the 13th-century Cistercian setting adds gravitas
L'universalisme, un paradoxe français ?
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Literature TalkLiterature TalkDoes France's "nation of human rights" rhetoric mask imperial ambition? Two heavyweights, politician Jean-Louis Bourlanges and philosopher Pierre Manent, dissect the paradox in a spirited evening of political soul-searching.
Philosophical debate
Political philosophy
Historic venue
Intellectual discourse
Tips
🌍part of "War and Peace, the return of empires" cycle
🎓Bourlanges and Manent are major voices in French political thought
⛪the 13th-century Cistercian setting adds gravitas
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