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Axis Interdisciplinarity in History and Philosophy of Science

Historical, philosophical and anthropological approaches to numbers, measurement and measurability



The SPHERE Laboratory has opened an interdisciplinary theme "Historical, philosophical and anthropological approaches to numbers, measurement and measurability" (see http://www.sphere.univ-paris-diderot.fr/spip.php?article2019&lang=fr).

Organisation:
Nadine de Courtenay (HPS, Univ. Paris Cité & SPHere), Fabien Grégis (SPHere) & Edgar Lejeune (Temos & SPHere)

PROGRAM 2022-2023


Sessions take place on Wednesdays, Room 646A, Mondrian, at Université Paris Cité, Building Condorcet, 4, rue Elsa Morante, 75013 - Paris (Map of campus).


* Sessions marked with an (*) indicate joint sessions with the seminar The “Arts of Thinking” Mathematics: introduction and case studies in Ethnomathematics, organized at the EHESS by Éric Vandendriessche (CNRS, SPHere), Marc Chamillier (EHESS; CAMS) and Sophie Desrosiers (EHESS, Centre de recherches historiques CRH)
Access : EHESS, 2 cours des humanités, 93300 Aubervilliers, Building EHESS-Condorcet, Room 25-B

2022-09-21 10-19 11-16 11-29 12-14
2023-01-10 03-01 03-15 04-19 05-17

September 21, webconf

  • Update session of the program 2022-23



October 19, !! session cancelled!!

  • Discussion of a chapter of S. Leonelli on datas
    (text)


November 16, 2:30pm - 4:30pm

  • Discussion of chapter V « Quantité et Qualité » of G. G. Granger, Pensée formelle et sciences de l’homme, Archives Karéline, 1967


November 29*, 2:30pm - 6:30pm



December 14, 1:30pm - 3:30pm, Room 646A

  • Presentation : E. Lejeune (TEMOS)
  • Discussion on a chapter of a collective book edited by par S. Leonelli & N. Tempini : Data journeys in the science, Springer, 2020


January 10, 2023*, session cancelled

  • Cédric Bayabo (Pr of mathematics at college)
    Préhistoire et mathématiques : le cas des bâtons d’Ishango
    Abstract
Haut de page


Tuesday January 31*, session postponed



Tuesday February 21*, 2:30pm - 6:30pm, Room 25-A

  • Caroline Poisard (Université de Brest, CREAD)
    L’éducation mathématique plurilingue : l’exemple des numérations du monde en classe
    Abstract


March 1st , 4:30pm - 4:30pm, Room Malevitch, 483A

  • Discussion on the collective project « Numbers and Measure »


March 15, 2:30pm - 5:30pm (tbc)

:: « Calculating instruments and mathematical work»

Organisation : K. Chemla & D. Rabouin, (CNRS, SPHere)

  • Karine Chemla (CNRS, SPHere)
    Perceiving actors’ mathematical work with an ephemeral computing instrument: The use of rods in ancient China
  • Achim Trunk (Leibniz Archiv, Hanovre)
    Some remarks on mathematical instruments conceived by G.W. Leibniz


April 19, 2:30pm - 5:30pm (tbc)

:: Quantification and economic models
Organisation : Q. Dufour (ENS) with organizers of the seminars N. de Courtenay, F. Grégis, E. Lejeune



May 17, 9:30am - 6pm

Roundtable Day on the collective project




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VENUE: Map

Metro line 14 / RER C / Stop: Bibliothèque François Mitterrand
Metro line 6 / Stop: Quai de la Gare
Bus 64 / Stop: Tolbiac-Bibliothèque François Mitterrand
Buses 62 & 89 / Stop: Avenue de France or Bibliothèque François Mitterrand (terminus)
Bus 325 / Stop: Watt

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