Nov 18, 2010 ... Chair: Michel Vovelle, Historian. 10.50 a.m.-11.10 a.m.. The Counter-
Enlightenment movement, past and present: ideological issues and.
2010 World Philosophy Day In the framework of
the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures SYMPOSIUM
Reason and its struggles Enlightenment, modern rationalism and revolution, yesterday and today 18-19 November 2010, Room XI
Organized by: The Fondation Gabriel Péri La Pensée magazine Groupe d’Etudes du Matérialisme Rationnel (GEMR) Union Rationaliste Centre d’Histoire des Systèmes de Pensée Moderne (CHSPM) (Université Paris-I PanthéonSorbonne) Centre d'Etudes en rhétorique, philosophie et histoire des idées, de l'Humanisme aux Lumières (CERPHI) – UMR 5037 (Ecole normale supérieure de Lyon) Centre Georges Chevrier (Université de Bourgogne) Social and Human Sciences Sector of UNESCO
UNESCO, 7 Place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris, salle XI
PROGRAMME THURSDAY, 18 NOVEMBER 2010 9 a.m.-9.30 a.m. Welcoming participants
9.30 a.m. – 10 a.m. Opening ceremony, World Philosophy Day by the Director-General of UNESCO, Ms Irina BOKOVA (Ségur Hall) 10.30 a.m.-1 p.m. Session 1 – Twenty-first century issues Chair: Michel Vovelle, Historian
10.50 a.m.-11.10 a.m. The Counter-Enlightenment movement, past and present: ideological issues and characteristics by Antoine Casanova, Historian and Director of La Pensée magazine 11.10 a.m.-11.30 a.m. The Counter-Enlightenment and the 20th century European catastrophe by Zeev Sternhell, Philosopher, Historian 11.30 a.m.-11.50 a.m. Reason: the test of history’s great crises by Domenico Losurdo, Philosopher, Historian, University of Urbino 11.50 a.m.-12.10 p.m The dispute : psychoanalysis, critical thinking and History by Michel Tort, psychoanalyst, philosopher 12 noon-1 p.m. – Discussion 2.30 p.m.-4.45 p.m. Session 2 – Social relations, social economics and history, Human sciences, true and false rationalism Chair: Claude Mazauric, Historian 2.45 p.m.-3.05 p.m. True and false rationalism in economics by Frédéric Lordon, Economist at the CNRS 3.05 p.m.-3.25 p.m. Light as an object of study for physicists and painters by Jean-Pierre Jouffroy, Painter, Art Historian 3.25 p.m.-3.45 p.m. De Laplace’s A Philosophical Essay on Probability today by Jean-Pierre Kahane, Mathematician, Professor Emeritus at the Université Paris Sud Orsay 3.45 p.m.-3.55 p.m. – Coffee break 3.55 p.m.-4.45 p.m. – Discussion 5 p.m.-7.15 p.m. International Forum on Philosophy, Cultural Diversity and the Rapprochement of Cultures, Room I 7.30 p.m. – Concert FRIDAY, 19 NOVEMBER 2010 9 a.m.-9.30 a.m. Welcoming participants 9.30 a.m.-12 noon Session 3 – Critical rationalism and scientific movements Chair: Jean-Luc Guichet, Philosopher, Centre Georges Chevrier, Université de Bourgogne (Dijon)
9.50 a.m.-10.10 a.m. Biology and the theological burden by Pascal Picq, Paleoanthropologist, senior lecturer at the Collège de France 10.10 a.m.-10.30 a.m. The new and the rational (Observations for a philosophy of scientific creation) by Michel Paty, Physicist, Emeritus Director of Research at the CNRS (UMR 7219, Université Paris 7-Denis Diderot) 10.30 a.m.-10.50 a.m. – Coffee break 10.50 a.m.-11.10 a.m. The pedagogical freedom of the philosophy professor by Alain Billecoq, Academy inspector – Honorary regional pedagogical inspector for philosophy 11.10 a.m.-12 noon – Discussion 2 p.m.-5.30 p.m. Session 4 – Developing knowledge, A process of changing thought categories Chair: Jean Salem, Philosopher, CHSPM, Université Paris-I Panthéon-Sorbonne 2.20 p.m.-2.40 p.m. From rationalism to materialism: Theoretical constraints and practical issues by Yvon Quiniou, Philosopher 2.40 p.m.-3.00 p.m. Reason: criticism and applications by Pierre-François Moreau, Philosopher, CERPHI – UMR 5037, Ecole normale supérieure de Lyon 3 p.m.-3.10 p.m. – Coffee break 3.10 p.m.-3.30 p.m. Is the notion of a “classical age” still pertinent? by Olivier Bloch, Philosophy Historian 3.30 p.m.-3.50 p.m. The history and current meaning of a standard: philosophy programmes by Christiane Menasseyre Honorary Dean of the Inspection générale de philosophie 3.50 p.m.-4.50 p.m. – Discussion led by Magali Rigaill, Philosopher (GEMR) 4.50 p.m.-5.30 p.m. – Closing statements by Hélène Langevin, Physicist, President of the Union Rationaliste Yves Vargas, Philosopher, President of GEMR Scientific Advisory Board Françoise Balibar, Physicist, Philosopher of Science (Université Paris VII) Josiane Boulad-Ayoub, Philosopher (Université du Québec à Montréal) Jean-Claude Bourdin, Professor of Philosophy (Université de Poitiers, GEMR) Gérard Bras, Philosopher, Literature Teacher at the Lycée du Raincy; Programme Director at the Collège International de Philosophie (2001-2007); GEMR Antoine Casanova, Historian, Director of La Pensée magazine Paolo Cristofolini, Philosopher (Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Italy) Alain Grosrichard, Philosopher, President, Société Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Geneva) Evelyne Grossman, President, Collège international de philosophie (2004-2010) Pierre Guenancia, Assistant Director, Centre Georges Chevrier (Université de Bourgogne, Dijon) Jean-Luc Guichet, Philosopher, Centre Georges Chevrier, Université de Bourgogne (Dijon), GEMR, Programme Director, Collège International de Philosophie (2004-2010) Françoise Hurstel, Psychoanalyst, Professor of Clinical Psychology (Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg)
Chantal Jaquet, Philosopher, (Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne) Jean-Pierre Kahane, Mathematician, Professor Emeritus at the Université Paris Sud Orsay Hélène Langevin, Physicist, President, UR (Union Rationaliste) Simone Mazauric, Philosopher, Science Historian, Professor of Epistemology and the History of Sciences (Université de Nancy 2) Christiane Menasseyre, Honorary Dean of the Inspection générale de philosophie Pierre-François Moreau, Philosopher (Ecole normale supérieure de Lyon) Jean Nicolas, Historian Yvon Quiniou, Philosopher Magali Rigaill, Philosopher (GEMR) Jean Salem, Philosopher (Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne) Zeev Sternhell, Philosopher, Historian (Israel) Joseph Tonda, Ethnologist, Historian (Université de Libreville, Gabon) Yves Vargas, Philosopher (GEMR) Paule-Monique Vernes, Philosopher, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy (Université de Provence; GEMR) Michel Vovelle, Historian Jean Ziegler, Sociologist, Political Scientist (Switzerland) In brief The symposium “Challenges to Reason: The Enlightenment, modern rationalism and revolution yesterday and today”, held at UNESCO for World Philosophy Day, looks at the historical and theoretical context of an endless battle which began with the birth of Enlightenment thinking and has intensified since the French Revolution and until today. This is a struggle against forms of irrationalism and, also importantly, against theories (multiple in form in the last 200 years) which seek to incriminate any perspective or possibility of a profound transformation of the established order. In the 2000s, irrationalism has invaded a variety of fields (politics, the social and human sciences, economics, philosophy, natural sciences) and the psyche in general. It has taken the form of Providence, Biblical creation, basic chaos theories and an ontological and dogmatic vision of past and present movements related to gender and intergenerational relations. In the field of political economy in particular, it is also expressed as forms of mathematization, notably as the modelization of ideological strategies and interests.
Practical information To attend, please register no later than 15 November 2010. Send your full name by email to the following address:
[email protected] (Free registration). Owing to security measures, all participants must clear security at the entrance to UNESCO and show an ID document, after which they may proceed to Room XI. Upon registering, participants will be given a personal badge which they are asked to wear at all times during the symposium to facilitate identification and interaction with other participants. UNESCO Headquarters, Room XI Entrance: 7, place de Fontenoy – Paris 75007 Metro: Ségur (line 10) or Cambronne (line 6) Inquiries: Organizing Committee Tania Remond, Fondation Gabriel Péri 01 41 83 88 47
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