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La Philanthropie : Comprendre et Agir
Littéralement « amour de l’humanité », la philanthropie désigne aujourd’hui l'ensemble des dons librement consentis par des acteurs privés en faveur de l'intérêt général. Dans les médias, la philanthropie est incarnée aujourd’hui par les milliardaires américains Bill Gates et Warren Buffet qui ont donné une grande part de leur fortune à une fondation en faveur de la santé et de l’éducation. Mais cette vision est partielle : la philanthropie est très active dans la plupart des régions du monde, pas seulement aux Etats-Unis, et ce ne sont pas seulement les très riches qui donnent, puisque de nombreux particuliers et entreprises s’impliquent.
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François Fénelon (1651-1715) A French Roman Catholic archbishop, theologian, and poet best known as the author of The Adventures of Telemachus
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61 Flashcards I Recorded in this Course:
What about patronage and giving
Qu'en est-il du mécénat et du don
Let's go back to the fifth century
Remontons au Ve siècle
annihilate
anéantir
spread in the fourth century
se répand au IVe siècle
almsgiving
l'aumône
is any benefit granted to others
est tout bienfait accordé à autrui
charity requires helping those in need
la charité exige de secourir ceux qui sont dans le besoin
orphanages
orphelinats
to relieve only the effects
soulager seulement les effets
This involves financial donations
Cela passe par le don financier
cheap housing
des logements bon marché
a real growth
un véritable essor
leads to decline
entraîne un déclin
The word seems obsolete
Le mot paraît désuet
It is now the state that
C'est désormais l'État qui
after having built it himself during his lifetime
après l'avoir bâti lui-même de son vivant
The three successive layers
Les trois couches successives
is all this at once
est tout ceci à la fois
sponsorship
mécénat
the feudal lords
les seigneurs féodaux
the enjoyment of something
la jouissance de quelque chose
a loan
un prêt
This lack of historical perspective is a hindrance
Ce manque de recul historique est un frein
At all times
De tous temps
rich and powerful members
membres riches et puissants
sees the birth of a new generation
voit naître une nouvelle génération
To help the poor
Pour secourir les pauvres
build
font bâtir
gifts and legacies of wealthy individuals
les dons et legs de riches particuliers
who want to redeem their sins and obtain salvation
qui veulent ainsi racheter leurs péchés et obtenir le salut
to help the poor and the sick
afin de venir en aide aux pauvres et aux malades
a famous annual action
une célèbre vente aux enchères annuelle
the feudal lords
les seigneurs féodaux
usually paid to the lords
habituellement versés aux seigneurs
they will be subject to increasing control of royal power
ils feront l'objet d'un contrôle croissant du pouvoir royal
Prior authorization of the king
Autorisation préalable du roi
this mistrust
cette méfiance
financied by taxes
financées par l'impôt
they were bubbling with ideas
ils bouillonnent d'idées
the plagues that affect humanity
les fléaux qui affectent l'Humanité
instead of relieving only the effects
au lieu d'en soulager seulement les effets
In addition to emergency relief
Outre les secours d'urgence
this squirrel
cet écureuil
particularly targeted
particulièrement visée
the culmination of mistrust of central power
l'aboutissement de la méfiance du pouvoir central
under the pen of
sous la plume de
In a shart article
Dans un article acerbe
management excesses
les dérives de gestion
To stop poverty
Pour enrayer la pauvreté
flexibilities are granted
assouplissements sont consentis
frame this philanthropy
encadrent cette philanthropie
unable to provide
incapable de suppléer
a context of social upheaval
un contexte de bouleversement social
is questioned
est remis en cause
the elite fears an uprising of the people
l'élite redoute un soulèvement du peuple
The League of Education
La Ligue de l'enseignement
at a tolerable threshold
à un seuil tout juste tolérable
by contributions but also by taxation
par des cotisations mais aussi par l'impôt
as evidenced by the creation of new foundations
comme en témoigne la création de nouvelles fondations
antituberculous patch
timbre antituberculeux
recreation
des loisirs