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Plenary conference given during Journées annuelles de santé publique (JASP)
On December 5th 2017, Frédéric Bouchard gave the Plenary inaugural conference during the Journées annuelles de santé publiques (JASP), at the Centre des congrès de Québec. Reacting to the ubiquity of fake news and recent poll numbers on the (lack of) confidence of citizens towards experts, Mr. Bouchard introduced participants to various philosophical theories of expertise. […]
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Presidency of the 84th Congress of Acfas at UQAM
On May 9th, 2016, Frédéric Bouchard, President of Association francophone pour le savoir (Acfas), opened the 84th Congress of Acfas at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) in the presence of Denis Coderre, Honorary President of the Congress and Mayor of the city of Montreal, and Dominique Anglade, Minister of Economy, Science and Innovation in Quebec. […]
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Newly elected President of ACFAS
On December 10 2015, Frédéric Bouchard, Deputy Vice-Rector for Research, Creation, Discovery and Innovation and professor of philosophy at Université de Montréal, was elected as President of Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS) for two years. Depuis le début, l’Acfas a cherché à susciter des vocations, attiser des passions, transmettre la soif de découvertes Je […]
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Research at UdeM: Nomination as Deputy Vice-Rector
November 17 2015, Frédéric Bouchard, professor of philosophy and first holder of the Esope Chair at Université de Montréal (UdeM), has been named Deputy Vice-Rector for Research, Creation, Discovery and Innovation. As Deputy Vice-Rector, Frédéric Bouchard will share his work with Marie-Josée Hébert (Vice-Rector) and Michel Bouvier (Deputy Vice-Rector), as part of a new approach […]
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Je fais Mtl: Member of ADN Committee and Index
On the 1st anniversary of the citizen movement Je fais Mtl, November 17 2015, Frédéric Bouchard was named member of the newly formed ADN Committee (Advice, Developers and inNovators) with 19 other leading figures of Montreal, presided by Denis Coderre, mayor of Montreal. Frédéric Bouchard is also part of expert committee in charge of devising the Je fais Mtl […]
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Philosophy of Biology in Canada: inaugural CPA/CJP symposium
During the 2015 annual meeting of the Canadian Philosophical Association (CPA), Frédéric Bouchard, then-president of the CPA, opened the inaugural session of a series of symposia co-organized with the Canadian Journal of Philosophy (CJP), called “Philosophy in Canada”. The inaugural symposium was on the topic of philosophy of biology in Canada. As part of this symposium, Frédéric […]
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Conferences: orientation for the next wave of researchers
As part of the “Journées de la relève en recherche” organized by the Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS) and the graduate students consultation led by the Comité intersectoriel étudiant of the Québec’s research funding agency (FRQ) (September 24 and 25 2015), Frédéric Bouchard gave two conferences. “Excellence en recherche” Journées de la relève en […]
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Nominations as President of the CPA and Vice-President of the CSHPS
Frédéric Bouchard was nominated to the board as President of the Canadian Philosophical Association (CPA) 2014-2015 and Vice-President of the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science (CSHPS) 2013-2016.
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