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Attic columned black-figure krater . London, British Museum 1837.0609.38. Side A: Sacrifice scene in front of a hermaic pillar . Date: circa 520-510 B.C. Presentation For at least a millennium, the Greek world has been bloodying altars to pay homage to …
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Abstract As is widely known, the Bibliothèque nationale de France houses one of the world's largest and most important collections of Greek and Latin manuscripts. It is also one of the most intensely studied collections where manuscripts have been …
15:30 to 17:00
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Documents and media Download support Abstract The conflict between Saul and David focuses on the behavior of Jonathan, Saul's son and dauphin, who nevertheless sides with David, to whom he feels strongly attracted. The relationship between David and …
14:00 to 15:00
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Thierry Meynard and Jia Bingwei (Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou), in videoconference: "Authenticity in Confucianism according to Chinese missionaries and Catholics of the XVII th century" Haun Saussy (University of Chicago): "Authenticity and hidden …
14:00 to 17:00
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Abstract Homer's Odyssey has long been recognized as the West's quintessential founding text on voyages of discovery, serving as a model for works as varied as Dante's Inferno and television's Star Trek . For, in the course of his decade-long return from …
18:00 to 19:00
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Documents and media Download support Abstract The Hesiodic Theogony makes Horkos, 'Oath', the son of Eris, 'Struggle', and calls him 'the scourge of the humans of the earth'. But the oath is not just a power at work in human society: it also appears in …
11:00 to 12:00
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The Buddha tempted by the armies of Māra, Kashmir, 8th c. (detail), Cleveland Museum of Art. Public domain. Presentation This year's seminar will be held in English, and participation requires a good knowledge of Sanskrit. It will be devoted to a reading …
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The Buddha tempted by the armies of Māra, Kashmir, 8th century (detail), Cleveland Museum of Art. Public domain. Presentation This year's lecture explores one of the major controversies of ancient and medieval India, namely the dispute over the existence …
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Abstract Unlike other animals, human beings experience freedom in relation to moral responsibility. This freedom has two dimensions: internal, linked to the ability to think about what is right, and external, linked to the possibility of acting in …
17:00 to 18:00
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Mosaic of the seasons - early III rd century A.D. - Saint-Romain-en-Gal (Rhône) Abstract If we're interested in metaphors, particularly those words that jurists often borrow from physical reality to build their conceptual vocabulary, the term " fruit ", …
14:30 to 15:30
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Abstract This session is devoted primarily to Johann Burckardt Mencken's De Charlataneria Eruditorum , published in Latin in 1715 in Leipzig, then translated into German in 1717 and into French in 1721, under the title La charlatanerie des savants . The …
14:00 to 15:00
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Abstract Positively charged molecules and intermediates exhibit unique reactivity and properties. In this context, studies on helical cationic edifices will be presented. These compounds exhibit novel chemical and electronic properties thanks to the …
11:00 to 12:00
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Abstract On January 15 1975, Eugène Guillaume's statue " Saint Louis rendering justice under his oak tree ", installed in 1877 in the Saint-Louis gallery of the Court of Cassation at the Palais de Justice in Paris, was targeted by a bomb attack. Why did …
14:00 to 15:00
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Documents and media Download support Abstract Digital Twins are receiving significant attention. However, despite individual success stories, broad industrial adoption remains limited. We observe barriers similar to those that slowed Computer Aided …
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Abstract Tropical forests act as atmospheric carbon sinks, helping to slow the effects of climate change. In an atmosphere enriched in carbon dioxide, photosynthesis should be more efficient at storing carbon, but the storage capacity of plants has both …
11:15 to 12:15
Claude Grison
The exploration of life by the various scientific disciplines : a history of scale
Claude Grison
The exploration of life by the various scientific disciplines : a history of scale
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Abstract Carbon dioxide is essential to life, and lies at the heart of nature's riches. Plants, algae and cyanobacteria convert CO2 like chemical factories powered by solar energy. They implement the unique and inspiring mechanisms of photosynthesis, …
10:00 to 11:00