The third conference of this amazing cycle will be given by Pascal Sévérac, specialist in Spinoza’s philosophy and vice-director of the International College of Philosophy (Collège international de Philosophie: CIPh). His talk will be focused on the concept of Nature.

From the Lumières (Age of the Enlightened), we have inherited a certain idea of Nature – especially concerning what is perceived as morally and politically desirable. But today, can Nature still be considered as a norm?

Reservations required.

From Tuesday to Friday 11:00-18:00 please call +86 10 5780 0200 to book. Please note that you can only book 1 seat at a time. Members can also book by emailing: members@159.138.20.147 (Email bookings are reserved for UCCA members only).

Pascal Sévérac (Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Paris-Est Créteil, vice-chairman of the International College of Philosophy).

Pascal Sévérac is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Paris-Est Créteil. He is also vice-chairman of the International College of Philosophy (Collège international de Philosophie: CIPh). Specialist in Spinoza’s philosophy, he is the author of many books on Spinoza: Spinoza. Union et désunion, (Vrin, 2011) and Le devenir actif chez Spinoza (éd. H. Champion, collection “Travaux de philosophie”, 2005). He is also member of the Editorial board of the website www.laviedesidees.fr, an online journal publishing high-quality reports on social studies books and resources.

Wu Guosheng (professor of philosophy, Peking University)

Born in 1964 and specialised on philosophy of history and philosophy of science, he has been fellow at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences between 1986 and 1999. Very influential on general history and communication of science in China, he works actually as professor at the Philosophy Department and the Centre of philosophy of history and science of Peking University. Research area: history of concepts on science in Greece and in the Modern Age(Nature, Cosmology, Time, Space); history of astronomy, mathematics and physics; Copernic Revolution; phenomenology in philosophy of science and technology. Recent Publications: Concept Of Space In Greece(2010), Lectures On Philosophy Of Technology(2009).

Partner: Embassy of France in China and French Institute – Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Project Manager: Pan Di