•  1037
    Demystifying the Negative René Girard’s Critique of the “Humanization of Nothingness”
    Forum Philosophicum: International Journal for Philosophy 24 (1): 91-126. 2019.
    This paper will address René Girard’s critique of the “humanization of nothingness” in modern Western philosophy. I will first explain how the “desire for death” is related to a phenomenon that Girard refers to as “obstacle addiction.” Second, I will point out how mankind’s desire for death and illusory will to self-divinization gradually tend to converge within the history of modern Western humanism. In particular, I will show how this convergence between self-destruction and self-divinization …Read more
  • Qu’est-ce qu’un dispositif de terreur ?
    Esprit 10 (10): 85-96. 2018.
    Une religion est un dispositif de croyance qui peut s’employer dans le sens de l’émancipation ou être dévoyé par des dispositifs de domination, de persécution, voire de terreur. Les analyses du djihadisme sous-estiment trop souvent sa dimension religieuse, notamment messianique et apocalyptique.
  •  16
    Figures Philosophiques du Conflit (edited book)
    with Joan-Antoine Mallet
    L'Harmattan. 2015.
    L'ambition de cet ouvrage est d'illustrer à la fois comment la philosophie conceptualise le conflit et comment elle s'efforce d'en résoudre les dangers inhérents. Plutôt que de proposer un aperçu purement abstrait de la notion de « conflit », l'ensemble des travaux se focalise sur la confrontation des philosophes à des problèmes historiques tels que la guerre, la dissension sociale, la tyrannie, ou encore le sport.
  •  615
    Jihadism: What is a Terror Apparatus? Interview with Jacob Rogozinski
    Philosophical Journal of Conflict and Violence 1 (2): 176-185. 2017.
    In the present interview, Jacob Rogozinski elucidates the main concepts and theses he developed in his latest book dedicated to the issue of modern jihadism. On this occasion, he explains his disagreements with other philosophical (Badiou, Baudrillard, Žižek) and anthropological (Girard) accounts of Islamic terrorism. Rogozinski also explains that although jihadism betrays Islam, it nonetheless has everything to do with Islam. Eventually, he describes his own philosophical journey which led him …Read more
  •  299
    Le concept de psychopathie est-il cohérent ? Bases cérébrales et responsabilité morale
    Psychiatrie, Sciences Humaines, Neurosciences 12 (1): 31-49. 2014.
    Although many psychiatrists regard psychopathy as a coherent scientific construction, some clinicians and philosophers regard it as irrelevant. According to the latter, psychopathy is nothing more than a means of social control. The present study focuses on the issues of the neurological bases and moral responsibility related to psychopathy. While neuroscience aims to identify dysfunctions in psychopaths, action theory and ethics tend to vindicate the hypothesis of the moral irresponsibility of …Read more
  •  1537
    René Girard and Philosophy: An Interview with Paul Dumouchel
    with Paul Dumouchel
    Philosophical Journal of Conflict and Violence 1 (1): 2-11. 2017.
    What was René Girard’s attitude towards philosophy? What philosophers influenced him? What stance did he take in the philosophical debates of his time? What are the philosophical questions raised by René Girard’s anthropology? In this interview, Paul Dumouchel sheds light on these issues.
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    René Girard’s Reflections on Modern Jihadism: An Introduction
    Philosophical Journal of Conflict and Violence 1 (2): 98-116. 2017.
    This paper aims to offer a comprehensive overview of René Girard’s reflections on the issue of modern jihadism. It addresses three key aspects of his reasoning: (I) the rise of Islamic terrorism in the context of a globalization of resentment; (II) modern jihadism understood as an “event internal to the development of technology;” (III) the hypothesis that modern jihadism “is both linked to Islam and different from it.”
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    Portrait of René Girard as a Post-Hegelian: Masters, Slaves, and Monstrous Doubles
    Philosophical Journal of Conflict and Violence 1 (1): 57-85. 2017.
    This paper will analyze the evolution and the key aspects of René Girard’s critique of the Hegelian “struggle for recognition” and the master-slave dialectic. Through a discussion of Girard’s views on Identity, Difference, Violence, Desire and Negativity, the study will aim to highlight the philosophical uniqueness of the mimetic theory in respect to French Hegelianism and postHegelianism.