Organized by USMB's Langages, Littératures, Sociétés Etudes Transfrontalières et Internationales (LLSETI) laboratory and the Association des professeurs de philosophie de l'enseignement public, the "Science, Opinion, Société" cycle of philosophical conferences continues this Wednesday, January 25 at 6pm, with the theme "La possibilité de juger" ("The possibility of judging"). This lecture will take place at the Presidency of theuniversité Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB), in Chambéry.
According to Francis Wolff, by being able to reflect on what he thinks, desires and does, man gains access to universalizable knowledge and universalizable values.
Can this be a basis for discussion? This will be discussed after a brief critical review by Edouard Schoene and Martine Verlhac of Francis Wolff's remarks in a short video.
This conference will be hosted by :
- Édouard Schoene, engineer
- Martine Verlhac, Honorary Professor of Philosophy
It is open to all, without registration, and will be held in Room 3 (27 rue Marcoz, Chambéry).
About the "Science, Opinion, Society" cycle
Our democracy, which should be a place for the assertive conflict of opinions, has instead become the site of agonistic clashes of sensibilities that seem to have disqualified reason and reasoning. Science, which cannot be dogmatic, is often repudiated as a power, no doubt because it is used by the powers that be. Does this mean that the struggle to understand and make others understand is in vain? If methodical and reasonable skepticism is a condition for enlightenment, it cannot degenerate into negationist relativism or open the door to a deleterious obscurantism. How, then, can we create genuine forums for discussion?
LEARN MORE
- Program for the 2022-2023 philosophy lecture series
- Conference summaries
- LLSETI laboratory website
- Contact: Pascal Bouvier, member of the LLSETI laboratory and organizer of this conference series