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The lecture engages the debate concerning the relation between politics and ethics. Ethics is the guardian of good practice and policy the guardian of the quality of life in the community. The author discusses their mutual historical development paying special attention to two dates. First in 1789, when the Bastille was demolished and the Republic founded with a slogan of ethical content ("Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"), but only in order to control it. The second date is 1989, the year in which the Berlin Wall fell, constitutes a turning point and the dominance of ethics over politics promoted by the triad: democracy, accountability, and human rights, which undoubtedly belong to the highest value. The problem with this is that ethical values can be used in an ideological way. In the final section, the Christian position on the proper relationship between ethics and policy and vice versa is discussed. ; The lecture engages the debate concerning the relation between politics and ethics. Ethics is the guardian of good practice and policy the guardian of the quality of life in the community. The author discusses their mutual historical development paying special attention to two dates. First in 1789, when the Bastille was demolished and the Republic founded with a slogan of ethical content ("Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"), but only in order to control it. The second date is 1989, the year in which the Berlin Wall fell, constitutes a turning point and the dominance of ethics over politics promoted by the triad: democracy, accountability, and human rights, which undoubtedly belong to the highest value. The problem with this is that ethical values can be used in an ideological way. In the final section, the Christian position on the proper relationship between ethics and policy and vice versa is discussed.

International audience ; Les 12 et 13 février 2015, s'est tenu à Paris 7-Paris Diderot le troisième colloque des jeunes chercheu-r-se-s en études critiques du politique, organisé par Armand Aupiais-L'homme, Yohan Barres, Jephthé Carmil, Charlène Charles, Cléo Collomb, Kévin Eybert, Brice Nocenti, Charlotte Puiseux, Aslı Telseren, Pauline Vermeren et Rémi Zanni, avec le soutien du COSTECH, du LCSP et de l'URMIS. Nous proposions alors de partir en quête des traces de la politique, laissant, comme il est d'usage depuis quatre ans maintenant, un large espace à la discussion et à la construction de conclusions collectives entre les intervenant-e-s – étudiant-e-s, doctorant-e-s et docteur-e-s récemment adoubé-e-s, provenant de différents champs disciplinaires rattachés aux humanités et aux sciences sociales – et le public. En voici les actes.

International audience ; Les 12 et 13 février 2015, s'est tenu à Paris 7-Paris Diderot le troisième colloque des jeunes chercheu-r-se-s en études critiques du politique, organisé par Armand Aupiais-L'homme, Yohan Barres, Jephthé Carmil, Charlène Charles, Cléo Collomb, Kévin Eybert, Brice Nocenti, Charlotte Puiseux, Aslı Telseren, Pauline Vermeren et Rémi Zanni, avec le soutien du COSTECH, du LCSP et de l'URMIS. Nous proposions alors de partir en quête des traces de la politique, laissant, comme il est d'usage depuis quatre ans maintenant, un large espace à la discussion et à la construction de conclusions collectives entre les intervenant-e-s – étudiant-e-s, doctorant-e-s et docteur-e-s récemment adoubé-e-s, provenant de différents champs disciplinaires rattachés aux humanités et aux sciences sociales – et le public. En voici les actes.

The paper examines the relation of esotericism and oblique politics in the Byzantine philosopher Michael Psellos (11th century) on the basis of Eva De Vries' study of the letters that Psellos addressed to the states­man Leo Paraspondylos. Traditionally, the name of Psellos signifies a revival of Neoplatonism in medieval Constantinople according to researchers like Chr. Zervos in the beginning of 20th century. Contemporary researchers such as Anthony Kaldellis and Stratis Papaioannou point to a more organic than speculative theorization in Psellos' work while another contemporary scholar, Frederick Lauritzen, undertakes a synthesis of the two approaches. In any case, as this paper supports, it would be inadequate to consider the relation of esotericism to politics without referring to the evolution of the moral standards considered in a contextualized manner. ; The paper examines the relation of esotericism and oblique politics in the Byzantine philosopher Michael Psellos (11th century) on the basis of Eva De Vries' study of the letters that Psellos addressed to the statesman Leo Paraspondylos. Traditionally, the name of Psellos signifies a revival of Neoplatonism in medieval Constantinople according to researchers like Chr. Zervos in the beginning of 20th century. Contemporary researchers such as Anthony Kaldellis and Stratis Papaioannou point to a more organic than speculative theorization in Psellos' work while another contemporary scholar, Frederick Lauritzen, undertakes a synthesis of the two approaches. In any case, as this paper supports, it would be inadequate to consider the relation of esotericism to politics without referring to the evolution of the moral standards considered in a contextualized manner.