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Filozofski fakultet S S U ˇ cetvrtak, ... u : na Filozofskom fakultetu, Poljana kraljice Jelene /III (Peristil) francuski ziˇ car i lozof znanosti Jean-Marc L´ evy-Leblond , profesor emeritus Sveuˇ ciliˇ sta u Nici, odrˇ zat ´ ce predavanje za znanstve- nike, nastavnike i studente splitskog sveuˇ ciliˇ sta kao i za akademsku javnost pod naslovom e mote and the beam: on the problematic relationship between social and natural sciences. Predavanje ´ ce se odrˇ zati na engleskom jeziku. The mote and the beam: on the problematic relationship between social and natural sciences Jean-Marc L ´ evy-Leblond P ´ ´ ’´ N The mote and the beam: on the problematic relationship between social and natural sciences J-M L´ -L Physicists, biologists, etc., from oen charge their colleagues from soer sciences to misuse of concepts borrowed from the hard sciences (this was the focal point of the famous ‘Sokal hoax’). But it may be argued that philosophers and sociologists are not alone in their sometimes questionable understanding of physical and mathematical notions. As a matter of fact, physicists themselves have oen led the way towards these abuses, as will be shown by a detailed study of the so-called ‘Un- certainty Principle’ and other examples taken from modern physics. Further, the lack of philosophical and humanistic culture on the part of scientists from the hard disciplines, make them prone to pass as arrogant as poorly informed judgements on the endeavours of social and human sciences. In fact, the present socio-political conditions of science production lead scientic knowledge to a permanent state of immaturity, inhibiting its epistemological recasting and favouring a careless relation with language. Science needs to recognise the fecund ambiguities of ordinary parlance, and cannot shun away from metap- horical expression. More generally, no criticism coming from the hard sciences and addressed to the soer ones can be valid if it is not rst of all an autocriticism. Jean-Marc L´ evy-Leblond (r. .) eminentni je francuski ziˇ car, lozof znanosti i urednik znanstvenih edicija, profesor emeritus Sveuˇ cili ˇ ta u Nici, autor brojnih znanstvenih radova kao i lozofskoznanstvenih knjiga u kojima razmatra osnovne pojmove i metode zike s lozofskog stajaliˇ sta, ispituje ulogu znanosti u kulturi i obrazovanju te odnos znanosti i umjetnosti. Me du njegovim brojnim knjigama objavljenih na francuskom, njemaˇ ckom, talijanskom i ˇ spanjolskom jeziku izdvajamo nekoliko novijih naslova: La Vitesse de L’Ombre: Aux Limites de La Science () , Von der Materie: relativistisch, quantentheoretisch, wechselwirkungstheoretisch (), La science (n’)e(s)t (pas) l’art : Br` eves rencontres (), Scienza e cultura (), Le grand ´ ecart (), La Science expliqu´ e` a mes petits-enfants ().
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Filozofski fakultetSveuciliste u Splitu
U cetvrtak, ... u : na Filozofskom fakultetu, Poljana kraljice Jelene /III (Peristil) francuski �zicar i�lozof znanosti Jean-Marc Levy-Leblond , profesor emeritus Sveucilista u Nici, odrzat ce predavanje za znanstve-nike, nastavnike i studente splitskog sveucilista kao i za akademsku javnost pod naslovom�emote and the beam:on the problematic relationship between social and natural sciences. Predavanje ce se odrzati na engleskom jeziku.
Themote and the beam: on the problematic relationship betweensocial and natural sciences
Jean-Marc Levy-LeblondProfesseur emerite de l’universite de Nice
Themote and the beam: on theproblematic relationship betweensocial and natural sciences
Jean-MarcLevy-Leblond
Physicists, biologists, etc., from o�en charge their colleagues from so�ersciences to misuse of concepts borrowed from the hard sciences (thiswas the focal point of the famous ‘Sokal hoax’). But it may be arguedthat philosophers and sociologists are not alone in their sometimesquestionable understanding of physical and mathematical notions. Asa matter of fact, physicists themselves have o�en led the way towardsthese abuses, as will be shown by a detailed study of the so-called ‘Un-certainty Principle’ and other examples taken from modern physics.Further, the lack of philosophical and humanistic culture on the partof scientists from the hard disciplines, make them prone to pass asarrogant as poorly informed judgements on the endeavours of socialand human sciences. In fact, the present socio-political conditions ofscience production lead scienti�c knowledge to a permanent state ofimmaturity, inhibiting its epistemological recasting and favouring acareless relation with language. Science needs to recognise the fecundambiguities of ordinary parlance, and cannot shun away from metap-horical expression. More generally, no criticism coming from the hardsciences and addressed to the so�er ones can be valid if it is not �rst ofall an autocriticism.
Jean-Marc Levy-Leblond (r. .)eminentni je francuski �zicar, �lozofznanosti i urednik znanstvenih edicija,profesor emeritus Sveucilita u Nici, autorbrojnih znanstvenih radova kao i�lozofskoznanstvenih knjiga u kojimarazmatra osnovne pojmove i metode �zike s�lozofskog stajalista, ispituje ulogu znanostiu kulturi i obrazovanju te odnos znanosti iumjetnosti.Medu njegovim brojnim knjigamaobjavljenih na francuskom, njemackom,talijanskom i spanjolskom jeziku izdvajamonekoliko novijih naslova: La Vitesse deL’Ombre: Aux Limites de La Science () ,Von der Materie: relativistisch,quantentheoretisch,wechselwirkungstheoretisch (), Lascience (n’)e(s)t (pas) l’art : Breves rencontres(), Scienza e cultura (), Le grandecart (), La Science explique a mespetits-enfants ().
