Truth and transmission
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Truth and transmission

11
June
20 25
PHILOSOPHY ALL AUDIENCES
PMR
Truth and transmission
Free tickets with reservation

Introduction

Presented by Catherine Chalier, philosopher

If "transmission" were only biological, things would be clear: we'd have to study how genes and the information they contain "transcend" generations. The complexity arises when we start talking about the transmission of knowledge, what scientific theories have established over time, moral, political or religious values, customs, practices, beliefs, stories, myths, heritage, artistic, literary and philosophical works, and historical memory. What "truths" should we be searching for? Can a truth remain so if it is not transmitted and revitalised from one culture to another? Is there a 'memory' that cannot be transmitted, facts, knowledge and values that should be "erased", not passed on?

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Opening hours : 14h30
Date : Wednesday 11 June 2025
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