Biography:Jean Bricmont
Jean Bricmont | |
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 Jean Bricmont (2010) | |
| Born | 12 April 1952 Uccle,[1] Belgium |
| Citizenship | Belgium |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics, Philosophy of Science |
| Institutions | UCLouvain Rutgers University Princeton University |
Jean Bricmont (fr; 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
- Impérialisme humanitaire (2005) published in English as Humanitarian Imperialism,[6] 2006 LCCN 2006-34221 ISBN 1-58367-147-1[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
- La République des censeurs, L'Herne. 2014. ISBN 978-2851974570.
- Bricmont, Jean (2016). Making Sense of Quantum Mechanics. Springer. ISBN 978-3319258898. https://books.google.com/books?id=9O9eCwAAQBAJ.
- Bricmont, Jean (2017). Quantum Sense and Nonsense. Springer. ISBN 978-3319652719. https://books.google.com/books?id=Frg7DwAAQBAJ.
References
- ↑ Académie royale de Belgique
- ↑ Jean Bricmont page on Royal Academy of Belgium website.
- ↑ "Entretien avec Jean Bricmont: la gauche face à la science" (in fr-FR). 2002-03-12. https://solidarites.ch/journal/5-2/entretien-avec-jean-bricmont-la-gauche-face-a-la-science/.
- ↑ Bricmont, Jean (2001-04-01). "La mauvaise réputation de Noam Chomsky" (in fr). https://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/2001/04/BRICMONT/1829.
- ↑ "Qui sommes-nous ? / Afis Science - Association française pour l'information scientifique". https://www.pseudo-sciences.org/Qui-sommes-nous.
- ↑ Bricmont, Jean (November 2006). Humanitarian Imperialism: Using Human Rights to Sell War. NYU Press. ISBN 978-1-58367-488-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=YalGBAAAQBAJ.
- ↑ Johnstone, Diana (31 October 2002). "Monthly Review | Humanitarian Imperialism: Using Human Rights to Sell War" (in en-US). https://monthlyreview.org/product/humanitarian_imperialism/.
External links
- Profile at Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)
- Emeritus Professor Jean Bricmont
- Prof. Jean Bricmont (archived version, before retirement)
- Jean Bricmont on Twitter
- Jean Bricmont on IMDb
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