Monaco’s philosophical forum, Les Rencontres Philosophiques de Monaco, is focusing on the topic of “the body” for its second season of workshops.

Eminent philosophers and speakers have been invited to present a series of high-level reflections on this topic to the public. The Association of Philosophical Encounters of Monaco, founded by Charlotte Casiraghi, Joseph Cohen, Robert Maggiori and Raphael Zagury-Orly, aims to promote philosophy and hold monthly meetings allowing guests to deepen, exchange and convey ideas on the theme of the year.

The next conference, “Do robots have a body?” (Les robots ont-ils un corps?), presented by Ali Benmakhlouf and Jean-Michel Besnier, takes places on January 12, 2017, at the Théâtre des Variétés from 7 to 9 pm.

The workshops of the 2015-2016 season, on the theme of love, were the topic of a journal published in October. The annual review, The Notebook of the Philosophical Encounters of Monaco N ° 2, will appear In January 2017.

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