The seminar's various sessions delved deeper into some of the issues addressed in the lecture and gave several speakers the opportunity to express their views.
- Seminar 1 on March1 2017 gave Bernard Manin the opportunity to clarify what he sees as the epistemic value of democracy.
- Seminar 2 on March 8 gave Charles Girard the opportunity to return to the delicate question of the relationship between truth and equality and the democratic paradox they engender.
- Seminar 3 on March 15 was devoted to Jon Elster's constantly renewed reflection on the concept of truth in politics, and provided an opportunity to revisit the opposition between " marché " and " forum ".
- Seminar 4 on March 22 saw Juliette Roussin present David Estlund's recent position on epistemic proceduralism, and offer an internal critique.