We know the cardinal virtues, which were already praised by philosophers long before Christianity, notably by Plato and Aristotle: prudence, temperance, justice and fortitude. In this Licorne (Unicorn) n°20, I suggest you examine this curious virtue: strength. Sometimes referred to as "virtus", sometimes as "fortitudo", it seems to be the pivotal virtue of all the other virtues.

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.

When we lose our bearings, when values are reversed, and when civilization is going through intense turbulence, it is always relevant to return to the works of the Ancients, to the very origins of what founded our humanities. The thought of Empedocles, diverse and abundant, gives us in particular a key to understanding our era of hatred — and also of awakening!

"In the spring, which suits this city so well that speaks to us of flowers, I decided to come from South America to finally realize an old dream: to reopen, with a group of apprentice philosophers, the Neoplatonic Academy of Marsilio Ficino."

The art of seizing the opportunity is not an exact science. It is not transferable or reproducible according to external criteria, because it calls more on intuition than reason, that quality which creates geniuses, great men, fine strategists, good doctors or even great seducers.

Actuellement et plus que jamais, les notions d’autorité et de pouvoir se confondent. Or, l’autorité n’est que ce qui légitime le pouvoir...