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9.30am - 12.30pm - European Experiences Chair : Samantha Besson , Collège de France, International Law of Institutions Chair …

9.30am - 12.30pm - European Experiences Chair : Samantha Besson , Collège de France, International Law of Institutions Chair …

9.30am - 12.30pm - European Experiences Chair : Samantha Besson , Collège de France, International Law of Institutions Chair …

Chairman  : Michael Murez Abstract The argument from understanding defends a dualist view about experiential properties: their nature is non-physical. The premises of the argument are (a) phenomenal essentialism (that phenomenal concepts reveal the nature …

Abstract Claude Bernard ? A learned physician and physiologist ? A diabetes specialist ? The inventor of the internal environment ? The creator of experimental medicine ? Claude Bernard is all of these and more. He is one of the founders of modern …

Summary In the 7th  century, the Tibetans began to dominate a broad territory that extended across the Qinghai-Tibet plateau. It was suggested that some ideas and practices of their indigenous Bon religion were acquired from western Tibet, which was once …

Presidency  : Matheus Valente Abstract I argue that there is good reason to deny that first person access to our conscious states is omniscient, infallible, incorrigible, or reveals their essence. Yet first person access is still privileged compared to …

Dreamer , Fu Baoshi (1904-1965), circa 1940-1945. Musée Cernuschi. Haun Saussy is invited by the assembly of the Collège de France on the proposal of Pr Anne Cheng. Abstract In imperial China, the profession of letters was usually pursued alongside an …

Abstract A sober, reasoned list of what we need to make the most of Ebla texts, including new working tools (traditional and digital) and young researchers capable of a holistic approach. The question of full publication and open access. Minimum …

Abstract This lecture discusses the often-labeled Sasanian or Sogdian silk textiles featuring beaded roundels enclosing animals which became very popular across Eurasia for the entire Middle Ages. Although some animals, such as the duck, ram, or flying …

Abstract Pl@ntNet is a participatory platform based on artificial intelligence to facilitate plant identification and the monitoring of plant biodiversity. In this presentation, we will first look at the technology behind Pl@ntNet, as well as the …

Abstract In the context of global changes affecting biodiversity worldwide, to what extent flower visitors -and not just bees- are threatened by different environmental factors needs to be evaluated. This is critical if we are to mitigate the effects of …

Abstract Several studies have now shown at different spatial scale that certain species of the wild bee fauna are in decline in Europe. In response, some European countries and the European commission are implementing action plans to mitigate negative …

Lecture prepared with Helge Bruelheide (German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany). Abstract In Germany (Central Europe) biodiversity has changed profoundly with respect to composition and spatial …

Abstract Resurveys of historical vegetation plots are invaluable to document patterns of change in community composition and diversity. They are also useful to better understand impacts of multiple and interacting global-change drivers. The relevance of …

Abstract Baseline surveys are essential to assess long-term shifts in plant communities. In the early 2000s, we re-surveyed 293   sites of six   forest types in Wisconsin, USA. Data from these sites, first surveyed in the 1950s, allowed us to infer …