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Centre François Viète - epistemology and history of science and technology

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Research Areas & Expertise

SOCIAL SCIENCES » Other social sciencesHUMANITIES » Other Humanities

Principal Investigator

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Composition of Joint Unit of Research

The Centre François Viète d'Epistémologie et d'Histoire des Sciences et des Techniques (EA 1161) was created at the University of Nantes in 1994. Its interdisciplinary vocation is based on researchers working on the epistemology and history of mathematics, earth and universe sciences, physical and chemical sciences, life sciences and medicine, as well as technology.

The CFV now covers an inter-regional geographical area. Its members belong to the Universities of Nantes, Angers, Le Mans, Caen and Brest. A branch of the CFV was officially inaugurated at the University of Western Brittany on 1 January 2012. The CFV now has two sites: University of Nantes, main site, and University of Western Brittany, secondary site.

 

PI name
Delphine Acolat
Short description of research profile

Research is organised around three axes:

Axis 1: Concepts and theories

Axis 2: Traces and materialities of knowledge

Axis 3: Artifacts and systems

Contact person
Delphine Acolat
Contact person e-mail

https://cfv.univ-nantes.fr/

number of researchers
14
number of supporting staff
1
number of PhD students
2
Size of the team