{"id":7945,"date":"2025-05-29T10:57:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T08:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sgeaj.ch\/?p=7945"},"modified":"2025-06-02T12:17:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T10:17:16","slug":"conference-the-useful-enlightenment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sgeaj.ch\/fr\/actualite\/conference-the-useful-enlightenment\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference: The Useful Enlightenment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The conference on \u00ab\u00a0The Useful Enlightenment: Theories, Practices and Representations of Usefulness in the Long Eighteenth Century\u00a0\u00bb will take place from 26 to 28 June 2025 at the Interdisciplinary Centre for European Enlightenment Studies, Martin-Luther-Universit\u00e4t, Halle (Saale).<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The very first question asked about a scientific project is often, What\u2019s the use? The notion of utility has emerged as the criterion by which we regularly assess the relevance of scientific research, where it is linked to potential applications and economic benefits. The close relationship between knowledge, utility, technological improvement and profit has a long history which crystallised during the Age of Enlightenment. Through an interdisciplinary and global approach, this conference will investigate the emergence, modalities, consequences, and limits of what is known as \u2018useful\u2019 knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find further details on the conference here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image credit: \u00a9 R\u00e9union des mus\u00e9es nationaux \u2013 Grand Palais et mus\u00e9e national et domaine du ch\u00e2teau de Pau, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n