Jean Bricmont
Jean Bricmont | |
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| File:Jean Bricmont Paris 2010.jpg Jean Bricmont (2010) | |
| Born | 12 April 1952 |
| Citizenship | Belgium |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics, Philosophy of Science |
| Institutions | UCLouvain Rutgers University Princeton University |
Jean Bricmont (French: [bʁikmɔ̃]; born 12 April 1952) is a Belgian theoretical physicist and philosopher of science. Professor at the Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain), he works on renormalization group and nonlinear differential equations. Since 2004, Bricmont is a member of the Division of Sciences of the Royal Academy of Belgium.[2]
Bricmont claims he is a rationalist.[3] He has criticized postmodernist views of science along with Alan Sokal, with whom he wrote Fashionable Nonsense (1997). He has also criticized imperialism and defended freedom of expression, adopting a position on the issue similar to that of Noam Chomsky.[4][non-primary source needed]
Jean Bricmont was president of the Association française pour l'information scientifique from 2001 to 2006.[5]
Books
[edit | edit source]- Impérialisme humanitaire (2005) published in English as Humanitarian Imperialism,[6] 2006 LCCN 2006-34221 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).[7]
- Preface to L'Atlas alternatif – Frédéric Delorca (ed), Pantin, Temps des Cerises, 2006
- Raison contre pouvoir. Le Pari de Pascal Jean Bricmont and Noam Chomsky, 5 November 2009
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Académie royale de Belgique
- ^ Jean Bricmont Archived 12 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine page on Royal Academy of Belgium website.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Profile at Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)
- Emeritus Professor Jean Bricmont Archived 12 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- Prof. Jean Bricmont (archived version, before retirement)
- Jean Bricmont on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Jean Bricmont at IMDb
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