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Vinciane Pirenne-Delforge
From Tragedy to Farce: Variations on the Greek Sacrifice as Murder
Vinciane Pirenne-Delforge
From Tragedy to Farce: Variations on the Greek Sacrifice as Murder
Symposium
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Session 4: To Kill or Not to Kill? Moderator: Antoine Lilti (Collège de France) Abstract Greek culture is a millennia-old culture of sacrifice: the killing of a domestic animal in honor of the gods is the central ritual of communal life in all its forms. …
14:40 to 15:20
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Session 4: To Kill or Not to Kill? Moderator: Antoine Lilti (Collège de France) Abstract Hunting prey from among 15,000 species of vertebrates, humans are today the planet’s primary predator, far ahead of lions, wolves, or sharks. Today, 94% of the …
15:30 to 16:10
Dominique Lestel
Animality and Humanity
Dominique Lestel
Animality and Humanity
Symposium
Event
Session 4: To Kill or Not to Kill? Moderator: Antoine Lilti (Collège de France) …
16:10 to 17:00
Return to the Dao: Between Empire and Domination
Anne Cheng, chair Chinese Intellectual History
Return to the Dao: Between Empire and Domination
Anne Cheng, chair Chinese Intellectual History
Lecture
Series
Introduction Following a series of lectures in which Anne Cheng explored the relationships between despotism and monism, autocracy and freedom in the Chinese tradition, she now feels it is necessary to revisit the famous Dao 道: is it essentially cosmic, …
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Philipp Dann has been invited by the College of France’s assembly at the recommendation of Professor Samantha Besson. Philipp Dann …
Food Sovereignty and the Agroecological Transition in Europe
Samantha Besson, chair International Law of Institutions
Food Sovereignty and the Agroecological Transition in Europe
Samantha Besson, chair International Law of Institutions
Guest lecturer
Series
Olivier De Schutter has been invited by the Assembly of the Collège de France, upon the recommendation of Professor Samantha Besson, holder of the Chair in International Law of Institutions . Olivier De Schutter This series of four lectures by Olivier De …
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Introduction This year’s course by Thomas Lecuit will focus on bioenergetics. A cell in equilibrium is dead. A living system is open, traversed by energy flows that maintain its organization, growth, dynamics, and information processing. The course …
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Alessandro Morbidelli
Terrestrial Planets: Orbital, Physical, and Compositional Characteristics
Alessandro Morbidelli
Terrestrial Planets: Orbital, Physical, and Compositional Characteristics
Lecture
Event
16:45 to 18:45
A Certain Philological Perplexity Regarding Modernist Sentences: Beckett and Musil
William Marx, chair Comparative Literatures
A Certain Philological Perplexity Regarding Modernist Sentences: Beckett and Musil
William Marx, chair Comparative Literatures
Guest lecturer
Series
Carlos Spoerhase has been invited by the Assembly of the Collège de France, upon the recommendation of Professor William Marx. Carlos …
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Claire Denis
Claire Denis
Opening lecture
Event
« Faire mieux que moi. Ce sont les premiers mots, les seuls je crois, qui sont venus à moi après votre invitation au Collège de France. Sans fausse modestie, sans fausse humilité. C’est moi sur le seuil de chaque film tangible. Je suis là, immobile, …
18:00 to 19:00
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Abstract Plastics are an integral part of modern society, providing countless benefits to nearly every aspect of our lives. They are essential for protective coatings, lightweight packaging, food preservation, and access to life-saving medical devices, …
14:00 to 15:00
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Vincent Martenet has been invited by the College of France’s assembly at the recommendation of Professor Samantha Besson. Vincent …
Troels Skrydstrup
Developing Carbon Capture Technologies
Troels Skrydstrup
Developing Carbon Capture Technologies
Guest lecturer
Event
Abstract Reducing carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions is essential to slowing climate change, but many major sources of emissions cannot be easily eliminated. Carbon capture technologies, which remove CO₂ either directly from the air or from industrial exhaust …
14:00 to 15:00
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15:00 to 17:00
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New Microbiology: From Molecules to Ecosystems
Tâm Mignot, chair Biodiversity and Ecosystems
New Microbiology: From Molecules to Ecosystems
Tâm Mignot, chair Biodiversity and Ecosystems
Lecture
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Introduction Metagenomics has profoundly changed our understanding of biodiversity, the evolutionary relationships between organisms, and their extraordinary adaptive capabilities. In particular, the exploration of environments on a global scale has …
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