Views & ideas

comite-biamo

The two notions at the centre of the Association Paul K. Feyerabend (as of its preceding Foundation) are subject to various interpretations.  We gathered here some documents we found useful to in thinking about them.  We invite also your comments and contributions.

Community

A community is a group of persons having something in common. In this ordinary sense, there exists a plethora of human communities that share a territory, a city quarter, natural resources, a language, a culture, traditions, and much else. These … Read more

Solidarity

Solidarity is an attitude and a value. It means accepting a common humanity with “the other”.  It means seeing “the other” as a subject as we are, deserving respect and care regardless of socio-economic, cultural, physical or other differences. But … Read more

Shaping a Communitarian Ethos in an Era of Ecological Crisis

An interesting article by David Barkin, one of our Nominators :

Shaping a Communitarian Ethos in an Era of Ecological Crisis

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Encountering the Other, that fundamental event

By Ryszard Kapuściński

This text is taken from the speech offered by the author on 17 June 2005 during his investiture as Doctor Honoris Causa at Ramón Llull University in Barcelona, Spain.

When I reflect on my travels around the … Read more

(Français) Systèmes d’épargne et de crédit – une stratégie de développement pour les pauvres?

Sorry, this entry is only available in French and European Spanish.… Read more

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