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Session chaired by : Jean-Baptise Rauzy (Sorbonne University) Abstract In "Aboutness", Yablo writes that "a statement S is partly true insofar as it has wholly true parts". Thus, to be partly true is to have some part that is wholly true . Call this an …

Abstract Memoirs, diaries and other forms of autobiographical non-fiction make up the submerged part of interwar literature. French diaries, which fill meters of shelves in many French institutions and libraries, represent a field of research that has …

Summary There are extraordinary circumstances in universal history. When Cambyses annexed Egypt, all of a sudden, the kingdom, restored and renewed by the Saïtes, was a proven power, its monarchy well established, its temples sumptuous, its arts splendid, …

Abstract Paul Valéry's " Nous autres, civilisations, nous savons maintenant que nous sommes mortelles " is an almost exact echo of Bernard de Cluny's few verses quoted in the previous lesson, if only for the somewhat derisory power accorded to names, …

Abstract Citizenship has two components: membership of the group of citizens (the citizen body) and the rights, duties, and obligations the citizens have towards the community and the state. Each of these components, as well as the connection between …

Do epidemic crises promote social equality? If this idea is resurfacing today, it's thanks to a renewed confidence in historians' ability to handle and compare prices and wages over the long term, in order to identify "small" and "large" divergences, …

Aude Pommeret Aude Pommeret, PhD from Paris I, is Professor of Economics at Savoie-Mont-Blanc University. She previously held positions at HEC Lausanne and the City University of Hong Kong. Her research focuses on the incorporation of uncertainty into …

The division of value creation between consumption and investment is determined by expected rates of return, as set by financial markets. In other words, financial markets and the economic agents who interact with them determine the overall level of …

Abstract Gamma-ray bursts, which sometimes last only a fraction of a second, are the most energetic events in the Universe. Their radiation is continued in the host galaxy by afterglows , at different wavelengths, which help identify their origin, and …

Abstract The search for new materials is closely linked to the development of synthesis techniques in solid state chemistry. Today, the diversity of these methods makes it possible to tackle a wide range of physico-chemical conditions. These range from …

The mistrust of genius, which is gradually falling into disrepute under the influence of scientific positivism, or of models of artistic creativity that dispense with any notion of inspiration, often targets child prodigies: for example, the exceptional …

Abstract Gamma-ray bursts can last only a fraction of a second. They are the most energetic events in the Universe. For a long time, they were the most distant stars observed, close to the Big Bang. They make it possible to explore the intergalactic …

Abstract Li-Ion batteries, which are now an integral part of our everyday lives, are essentially based on the use of insertion compounds. These have a major impact, controlling the battery's capacity, output potential, autonomy and energy density. What …

Major inventions, such as writing, were attributed to the gods. The history of texts shows both extraordinary continuity and transformations, as illustrated by wisdom literature such as proverbs. Over the course of time, however, we have witnessed the …

Abstract Today, Edmond Becquerel's name is associated with the discovery, in 1839, of the photovoltaic effect, thanks to the production of an electric current by the action of light on a metal coated with a silver salt immersed in an electrolyte. For his …

From Edmond Becquerel's discovery of the photovoltaic effect in 1839, to the deployment of terrestrial photovoltaics at the beginning of the 21st century, a series of milestones have been reached, the history of which we will analyze in the context of the …

Abstract Fiction tells us about things (or people) that don't exist. How is this possible? Doesn't talking or thinking about them give them a minimal existence? This is the problem of referring to the non-existent . A second problem is that of existential …