Work is a fundamental aspect of the human condition: it has personal, social, and transcendental dimensions which are inextricably linked For the person, work is not only a means for survival but an expression of intrinsic human dignity. Work provides…
As indicated in the letter of the coordinator of the Circle dated 16 November 2006, the subject for discussion at this gathering is "Work and Employment: their Meaning and Characteristics in a Changing World". A shorter title for such subject…
TRIGLAV CIRCLE, OUGNY, FRANCE, 30 JUNE-1 JULY 200 SECULARISM, ETHICS AND POLITIC REPORT ON THE DEBAT CONTENTS Introduction: Why the choice of this subject? ……………………pages 2 to 6 Part I: Comments on the…
Kant on Perpetual Peace and Globalization By Barbara Baudot If Emmanuel Kant were with us to commemorate this 200th anniversary of his death, would he be impressed by our current world’s material and technological achievements? Would he look kindly…
November 2006 Symposium on the United Nations The United Nations and three challenges of the 21stcentury”: peace and security, the protection and promotion of human rights, and the reduction of poverty There is little doubt that the world scene has…
1 November 2006 The Triglav Circle NOTE ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE TRIGLAV CIRCLE DURING THE PERIOD JANUARY 2005-SEPTEMBER 2006 I. Traditional two-day gatherings Harvard-Yenching Institute: 25-26 February 2005; and 16-17 December 2005; Orfalea Center, U.C., Santa Barbara: 18-19 March 2006; Ougny,…
23 August 2006 RECENT ACTIVITIES OF THE TRIGLAV CIRCLE (February 2005-August 2006) LIST OF EVENTS I. 25-26 February 2005: Harvard-Yenching Institute, Cambridge, MA. Meeting on Moral Dimensions of the Public Discourse: the Legacy of the Social Summit Revisited. II. 15-17 September 2005: Harvard-Yenching…
Presentation of the subject for discussion 1. The world conferences organized by the United Nations in the last part of the 20th century represent an effort to define an agenda for public policy and international cooperation in a globalizing world…
International Symposium: Development for Harmonious Societies in a Pluralistic World 23-24 June 2006 Organized jointly by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and the Harvard-Yenching Institute, this international symposium was devoted to Seeking Harmonious Society and Multiple Modernities. It…
CERCLE TRIGLAV Réunion des 10 et 11 Juin 2006, a Ougny, France Des styles de vie plus simples: utopie ou projet politique réaliste ? ORDRE DU JOUR Deux thèmes sont proposes pour ce débat : Pourquoi rechercher des styles de vie plus…