On Theological, Philosophical and Sociological Themes by Davide Ceccoli Crimi

“…The article is the report of an attempt to connect Manlio Sgalambro, philosopher and theologian, standard-bearer of “negative theology”, with Luigi Moraldi, hermeneutist and exegete of the “gnostic texts”, who was part of the international team of translation of the Nag-Hammadi manuscripts. …”
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La trilogie des Trois corps de Liu Cixin et le statut de la science-fiction en Chine contemporaine by Gwennaël Gaffric

“…With the considerable success he achieved with this trilogy, Liu Cixin has become for the readers, critics and even supporters of Chinese soft power the standard-bearer of a new “era” of Chinese science fiction, called to promote the “Chinese dream” to the international community. …”
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« La propagande soviétique de 1917 à 1991 : paix et désarmement au service de l’idéologie ? » by Jacques Le Bourgeois

“…Crowned with glory thanks to its victory over Nazism, soon after World War II, the USSR went so far as to promote the set of pacifist themes as a central pillar of its doctrine; it became its universal standard bearer. But even if the theme, generous and idealistic as it might be, mobilized sincere sympathisers, it also gave rise to serious doubts, for it lent itself to ambiguous interpretations. …”
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The science and politics of ‘knowledge’ in safe sport research by Benjamin Carr

“…As a reliable generator of knowledge, the VTAQ is arguably still in the development stage, and is not ready to be the standard-bearer of safe sport research. Researchers responsible for its creation are publicly open about their political motivations to use high prevalence rates to change policymakers’ decisions and to receive funding for future research. …”
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Notes on Post-criticality: Towards an Architecture of Reflexive Modernisation by Robert Cowherd

“…Authors representing divergent perspectives, from theory’s perennial naysayers to the standard bearers of critical theory themselves, have converged towards a similar conclusion: judged by outcomes, critical theory has proven ineffective at best, and arguably, corrosive to human progress. …”
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