Myriam Revault d' Allonnes

Myriam Revault d'Allonnes, a professor of political philosophy at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), is currently one of the most significant European political philosophers. Her work has been progressively developed over the past twenty-five years. As an author, she has chosen an essayistic style that boldly dissects major ethical issues through the lens of political and historical reality. One of her critical philosophical starting points is the Arendtian concept of the "banality of evil." Through her multifaceted work, she has engaged in dialogue with thinkers such as Hannah Arendt, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Claude Lefort, Michel Foucault, Cornelius Castoriadis, and Paul Ricoeur. Nevertheless, her work also encompasses Plato, Aristotle, Kant, and Tocqueville. Some of her books include: "Ce que l'homme fait à l'homme. Essai sur le mal politique" (Seuil 1995), "Le dépérissement de la politique. Généalogie d'un lieu commun" (Aubier 1999), "Fragile humanité" (Aubier 2002), "Le Pouvoir des commencements. Essai sur l'autorité" (Seuil 2006), "Pourquoi nous n'aimons pas la démocratie" (Seuil 2010).