3rd Condorcet Day
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Salle des Actes – Triolet Campus
A Condorcet Day, why?
With numerous debates raging on issues such as values, secularism, and education, the Faculty of Sciences felt it was appropriate to organize an annual event providing a forum for reflection on the role of science in these areas.
This day is now supported by several partners, including MSH, through the LumAc2021 project (Lumières Actives, which analyzes the political, philosophical, and cultural phenomenon of the "Enlightenment" in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Condorcet, often referred to as the last encyclopedist and philosopher of the Enlightenment, is an emblematic figure of the level of reflection
necessary for this type of subject. His writings, which open up avenues of reflection on science, social mathematics, contributions to the moral and political sciences
, and education, remain essential elements for thinking about the future and human progress in a rational approach.
This day complements the epistemology days, which focus on the epistemological reflection of the work carried out as part of our teaching and research activities.
The Condorcet Day will be a time for debate on the role and place of our activities in society.
A Condorcet Day, for whom?
This day is open to all university staff and, beyond that, to the various stakeholders in the academy. It is intended to be a forum for discussion and debate on the various issues raised by the university's missions of transmitting knowledge, developing knowledge, and the place of this knowledge in the world.
This day will be a time for democratic expression and debate. Unfortunately, these opportunities for debate tend to disappear in the various bodies driven by fast-paced rhythms.
"The friends of truth are those who seek it, not those who boast of having found it." –Condorcet–
