Day 3 of the Condorcet system
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Auditorium – Triolet Campus
Why a Condorcet Day?
As numerous debates unfold on issues of values, secularism, and education, the Faculty of Sciences felt it was appropriate to organize an annual event—a space and time for reflection—on the role of the sciences in this broader context.
This event is now supported by several partners, including the 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 cited as the last encyclopedist and philosopher of the Enlightenment, is an iconic figure embodying the level of
reflection required for these types of subjects. His writings—which open up new avenues of thought on science, social mathematics, contributions to the
moral and political sciences, and education—remain essential for thinking about the future and human progress from a rational perspective.
This event complements the epistemology days, which focus on epistemological reflection on the work carried out as part of our teaching and research activities.
The Condorcet Day will be an opportunity for debate on the role and place of our activities in society.
A Condorcet Day—for whom?
This event is open to all university staff and, more broadly, to the various stakeholders in the academic community. 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 role of that knowledge in the world.
This event will provide an opportunity for free expression and democratic debate. Unfortunately, such opportunities for debate are increasingly rare in various institutional settings, driven by ever-faster paces.
"The friends of truth are those who seek it, not those who boast of having found it." –Condorcet–
