Interview conducted by Nicolas Sperry-Guillou UM6P, Benguerir Campus, December 12th, 2023 In this interview with independent epistemologist Virginia Chaitin, we discuss her academic background in philosophy of science and the impact of influential thinkers such as Karl Popper, Paul K. Feyerabend, or Gilles Deleuze on her intellectual pursuits. After elaborating… Continue reading
Exploring Paul Feyerabend’s legacy for the reconstruction of the High Atlas region Thursday February 15th, 2024 The Chair of Complexities ∞ Humanities organized a side event during the UM6P Science Week 2024, to commemorate the centennial anniversary of Paul Feyerabend’s birth. The event explored Feyerabend’s legacy and its potential for… Continue reading
Africa Business School, Rabat Campus, Thursday 18 January 2024 The Chair of Complexities ∞ Humanities is pleased to organize an event in Rabat to honor the work of an exceptional mathematician and computer scientist, Gregory Chaitin. Gregory and his wife Virginia, a historian and philosopher of sciences, are residents at… Continue reading
Book review by Reda Benkirane of Pankaj Mishra, The Age of Anger. A History of the Present, London, Allen Lane, 2017, by Reda Benkirane. (Translation in English and Arabic by Samia Erraji of the article published in Le Monde, June 2022. ) In a striking mirror narrative, the Indian essayist… Continue reading
Extrait de Quand la Science parlait arabe, sous la direction de Fouad Laroui et Saâd Tazi, Actes de la 1ère édition de la Semaine de la Science, Université Mohamed VI Polytechniques (UM6P), Maroc, juin 2022. Les femmes et les hommes de ce siècle, qu’ils se réclament des sciences et techniques, des arts,… Continue reading
Version : English – Française Excerpts translated by Nicolas Sperry-Guillou from Réda Benkirane, La Complexité, vertiges et promesses. Histoires de sciences. Nouvelle édition, Benguerir, UM6P-Press, 2023. [Algorithm, Algorithmic information theory, Belouzof-Zhabotinsky chemical reaction, Boolean automata networks, Brownian motion, Cellular automaton, Combinatorial optimization, Cybernetics, Entropy, Feynman’s sum, Fitness landscape, Frankfurt School, Gauss… Continue reading
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Hayy Ibn Yaqdhan, Socrom, 2023 © ABS The Self-Taught Philosopher The History of Hayy Ibn Yaqzan. Translated by Simon Ockley, 1708. Revised with an Introduction by A. S. Fulton, Frederick A. Stokes Company Publishers, New York. Le philosophe autodidacte Hayy ben Yaqdhan, roman philosophique. Traduction de Léon Gauthier,… Continue reading
FOCUS World Conference on Complex Systems April 20 to 22, 2026 – UM6P Benguerir Relive the entire conference here Altérités en/et devenir Connaissance tacite Fusion of Science and Culture Key to the 21st century An essay byMahdi Elmandjra (1933-2014) Conférence – “Regards croisés sur la complexité dans les… Continue reading
Exploring the complexity of UM6P The work undertaken here aims to better understand the extent of UM6P’s ecosystem. This in-depth investigation highlights the principle that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. However, this thorough exploration fails to fully capture the complexity, including the formal and informal… Continue reading
