In line with my reflection on kairos, which concluded on the necessary effort with which to strive towards introspective and in-depth knowledge of oneself, it is now logical that we take on board this maxim as famous as it is misunderstood: "know thyself", Γνῶθι σεαυτόν.

Some historians zealously strive to discredit the very concept of totalitarianism. Curiously, these same historians have remained silent on its recent manifestations, particularly the pseudo-sanitary episode. Do they perhaps lack the necessary vision to decipher the messages of history?

I have never attended more funerals in my life than in the last ten years in Colombia; the reason is not an increased mortality, but the fact that death here, where I live, concerns many people beyond the deceased's loved ones, family and friends.

Here, Pittakos of Mytilene seems to urge us to discern kairos, to learn to know it. It would therefore be, not only a natural gift, an innate talent, a brilliant intuition, but also a quality to be acquired.

Totalitarianism is a political system that seeks "total domination". Hannah Arendt's assertion must be taken literally: it is not a question of relative domination over all public and private spheres of a society's lives, but of total domination. What does this mean?

In the current turmoil and the various controversies concerning "sex education", "emotional and relational education", the "sexual rights" of children, Dr. Régis Brunod and I wanted to return to the fundamentals of the psychological protection of children. A look back at an encounter, a journey, a refusal to negotiate with perversion, and the identification of multi-faceted manipulations.

Who is Sébastien Castellion? He is a great humanist who leads a poor existence, free from any material ties. He lives from his translations and the lessons he gives. His conscience revolts before the burning of Michel Servetus: he cannot remain silent and accuses Calvin. He then chooses the heroic life, without support, without a party, without a protector, without friends to support him openly. Castellion knows that such an attack condemns him, a helpless and isolated indivi

According to one of the seven sages of Antiquity, Bias of Priene, "Most men are wicked". It is perhaps worth revisiting this maxim today to grasp its full depth... and its warnings!

In 2020, I indicated that we were only experiencing the first tremors of the totalitarian onslaught. Since then, the processes have intensified, and we have become routinely "accustomed" to the various excesses of the global totalitarianism towards which we are, more by force than by choice, compelled to move.

On the 65th anniversary of his death, it may be useful to take stock of his thinking, to ask ourselves how this famous philosopher and novelist would undoubtedly have understood our times, but above all, what we could take away from his work to fill our humanist bag.

By focusing here on the fate of the children of the Orient, Ariane returns, to bear witness, to her own childhood, imbued with a mixture of exile, abundant cultures, and religious diversity. This article is about returning to the meaning of Christmas to remind us, as it seems far from being a given, that the only viable path for humanity is that of peace. What is the outcome for humanity when it has forgotten its essential dimension?