Lavinia Marin Abstract In this paper, I will try to answer the question: How are we supposed to assess the expert’s opinion in an argument from the position of an outsider to the specialized field? by placing it in the larger context of the political status of epistemic authority. In order to do this I … [Read more…]
EWA BOBROWSKA Abstract This paper examines the Greek concept of khôra, as presented in Plato’ Timaeus, in its function as a prerequisite and spatial image of contemporary democracy, with regard to the interrelation between the notions of space and freedom. The topography of liberty is considered in the light of Jean-Luc Nancy’s The Experience of … [Read more…]
Mark R. Fries Abstract The private military and security industry has had such a profound impact on modern warfare that it deserves closer attention. The real debate that this article seeks to contribute to is whether or not the use of private military and security companies (PMSCs) is ethical, how it affects our globalized … [Read more…]
Oana Șerban Abstract The aim of this paper is to examine and define the transpolitical individualism as expression of the postcommunist transition to democracy, based on the analysis that Gilles Lipovetsky devoted to the French revolution of May’68. This historical moment has been regarded not only as a powerful instrument to achieve the so-called … [Read more…]