Europè, Center for Practical Philosophy

Europe has always been an ideal, whose reality (political, cultural, geographical) only partially fulfills it.
This gap between ideality and reality is exemplarily implemented in practical philosophy, which feeds on it: for practical philosophy would not exist if there were no critical tension between the reality of what is and the ideality of what is not. This is why the Centre Europè considers itself as a privileged place for critical reflection on criticism.

What are the principles that underpin criticism in general? Should the criteria for criticism be universal? Or can they simply be anthropological?
Yet what kind of anthropology would they fall under? Are they based on reason, history or particularity? What is the philosophical strategy for establishing them?

Through its reading groups, workshops, study days and publications, the Centre Europè is dedicated to all facets of practical philosophy as a critical philosophy, tensed, like Europe, between reality and the ideal.

Europè events

Seminar | Europè

GRICE 2024-2025 Q1

Seminar organised by the "Groupe de Recherche Interdisciplinaire sur la Crise Ecologique" (GRICE). From 23 September to 9 December 2024.

Europè News

Podcast

Nathalie Frogneux | Le poids du mensonge

Nathalie Frogneux (Europè centre) recently participated in the radio show "Échos de Vacarme" (RTS) on the theme "The Weight of Lies" (Le poids du mensonge). Every day, we lie. Out of...
Appel à candidatures

Fellowship Europè

Centre Europè, Institut supérieur de philosophie Appel à candidatures Programme pour visiteurs étrangers/ visiteuses étrangères Dans le cadre de son programme pour visiteurs étrangers,...