Event 73
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Catherine Bréchignac in conversation with Nelson Vallejo-Gómez
From truth to post-truth, between reality and fiction
Venue: Teatro Arequepay
Post-truth creates a tension between belief and truth. How has truth become an object of power? What is the relationship between science, politics and morality when the truth is in play? Why does the truth appear fragile faced with the manipulative powers of post-truth? Catherine Bréchignac (France), a physicist by training, has been President of the French National Research Centre and the Secretary in Perpetuity of the French Academy of Sciences. Through her work, and in a scientific way, she has worked to counter the psychological and sociological biases that favour obscurantism and ideological radicalisms, as well as negative interpretations of scientific progress. In conversation with the Colombian-French philosopher, Nelson Vallejo-Gómez.
Simultaneous interpretation from French to Spanish available
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With the support of the French Embassy in Peru, Alianza Francesa de Lima y Arequipa, Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH-Paris), Académie des Sciences de France, CLEMI-Canopé, MENJ
Partner for Latin America
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