République des Savoirs

Laboratoire transdisciplinaire du CNRS, ENS et du Collège de France

Letters, Sciences, Philosophy

The “République des savoirs : Lettres, Sciences, Philosophie” Service and Research Unit was created in 2014 by merging two existing units, both of which were CNRS laboratories: the Unité propre de service (UPS) République des Lettres – Respublica literaria and the Unité de service et de recherche (USR) called Centre International de Recherche, Philosophie, Lettres, Savoirs (CIRPHLES), of which three of the unit’s teams are offshoots: the Centre de Recherche sur les Relations entre Littérature, Philosophie et Morale (CRRLPM –Centre de recherche sur les relations entre littérature, philosophie et morale, the Centre Cavaillès and the Centre International d’Étude de la Philosophie Française Contemporaine (CIEPFC – Centre international d’étude de la philosophie française contemporaine).

Along with these, two new teams were added when the unit was created: Mathesis and Philosophie morale et normative.

These six teams form three mutually interactive poles: Literature (Respublica literaria and CRRLPM); Science (Centre Cavaillès and Mathesis); and Philosophy (Philosophie morale et normative and CIEPFC).

Philosophy and science have historically played an important role in the République des Savoirs. Research in these fields is conducted in the Literature and Languages pole with the collaboration of historians of philosophy and science from the other poles, and vice versa. The close collaboration between researchers – some of whom focus primarily on history and others more on the contemporary scene – furthers an understanding both of what the République des Lettres was in the past and of what a République des Savoirs can be today, at a time when disciplines are hyper-specialized and atomized.

The Unit stands out in the national and international research landscape: it is specific insofar as it jointly mobilizes vastly diverse knowledges in a way that is at once reflexive and active, historical and contemporary. While it is based in the Philosophy Department of the ENS, the USR has strengthened its links with its Literature and Languages Department and with its History and Theory of Arts Department. It is attached primarily to the ENS and the CNRS, and secondarily to the Collège de France. From 2015 to 2019 it was headed by Collège de France professor Antoine Compagnon, who was succeeded by the current director, École Normale Supérieure Professor Sophie Roux

Supervisory Bodies

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Supervisory Bodie

The USR République des Savoirs’ supervisory bodies are the École Normale Supérieure de Paris, the Collège de France and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. They support a research programme designed to: Read more…

Poles

Transdisciplinarité et recherche par discipline. Le programme transdisciplinaire autour des trois pôles : Lettres, Sciences, Philosophie, coexiste avec des activités spécifiques aux chercheurs dont les disciplines sont approfondies dans six unités.
Trois pôles de recherche : Lettres, Sciences, Philosophie, chacun regroupant deux unités. Lire la suite…