Following on from the Franco-Italian Vis-à-vis Festival, the museums of the City of Chambéry and the University of Savoie Mont Blanc, through the Laboratory of Languages, Literatures, Societies, Transborder and International Studies(LLSETI), are continuing their partnership and presenting a series of two lectures focusing on the figure of Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
About the conferences
- A Little-Known Source of Rousseau’s Plan of Government for Corsica: James Harrington’s*Oceana*
This lecture offers a fresh reading of this text, seeking to shed light on what appears to be a previously unidentified source of inspiration for the Genevan philosopher’s thinking.
By François Quastana, professor of law and professor of the history of law and political thought at Aix-Marseille University. - Rousseau’s Legacy: What Kind of Democracy for Nature?
This lecture examines Rousseau’s legacy by discussing his contribution to current participatory initiatives such as citizens’ climate conventions.
By Thierry Ménissier, professor of political philosophy at the University of Grenoble Alpes and member of the Grenoble Institute of Philosophy (IPhiG).
Learn more
- Full schedule for the day
- Open to all, free admission (subject to availability)
- Contact: Pascal Bouvier, event organizer and associate professor of philosophy at USMB
- LLSETI Website