Sémiotique de l'image scientifique

in Signata. Annales des Sémiotiques = Annals of Semiotics (2010), 1

This work aims to establish the state of the art in the area of semiotic research on the role of the image in scientific discourse, a topic which has recently given rise to renewed interest in Francophone ... [more ▼]

This work aims to establish the state of the art in the area of semiotic research on the role of the image in scientific discourse, a topic which has recently given rise to renewed interest in Francophone semiotics. The questions concerning the scientific image open up new perspectives for semiotic studies. The research revisits issues that are fundamental to all semiotic approaches (the concept of reference and the genesis of the plane of expression in visual texts, for example) and also leads to encounters between different semiotic traditions, such as those of Ch. S. Peirce, the Paris School, and the Groupe µ. Four questions appear crucial to the future of semiotics and reappear throughout the article : 1. the relation between the image and the techniques that produce it, which leads to considerations on the status of scientific reference ; 2. the relation between the image and mathematization, which allows us to deal with the question of the diagram and diagrammatic reasoning ; 3. the relation between “the image in the process of being made” in the laboratory and the image selected by scientific literature (“the finished image”) and especially the relation between a research article for specialized journals and works of popularization ; 4. finally, the consideration of the different discursive genres of scientific production leads us to reflections on the relation between popularization and the domain of art. [less ▲]

La sémiotique face à la médiation du discours religieux

in Semiotica (2012), 191(1/4), 19-36

This work wishes to study how two different media, painting and photography, react to the representation of the same theme, namely the theme of religion and transcendence. It will involve taking as ... [more ▼]

This work wishes to study how two different media, painting and photography, react to the representation of the same theme, namely the theme of religion and transcendence. It will involve taking as objects of study four different cultural objects: 1) religious painting, 2) artistic photography with a religious theme, 3) devotional photography which is transformed into pious images, and 4) the Russian icon. We will analyse the filter-effect produced by these two media in the representation of religious themes. We will seek to explain why the religious theme in painting has been able to assume a sacred dimension which, contrastingly, seems inaccessible to contemporary artistic photography. [less ▲]

La sémiotique visuelle face à l'image scientifique

in Beyaert-Geslin, Anne (Ed.) La sémiotique visuelle aujourd'hui (2012)

Notre texte voudrait contribuer à analyser un champ d’étude qui peut éclairer les évolutions de la discipline et ses perspectives : le rôle de l’image dans le discours scientifique. Si ce rôle a été ... [more ▼]

Notre texte voudrait contribuer à analyser un champ d’étude qui peut éclairer les évolutions de la discipline et ses perspectives : le rôle de l’image dans le discours scientifique. Si ce rôle a été étudié par des méthodes spécifiquement greimassiennes par Françoise Bastide dans les années 1980, aujourd’hui la question de l’image scientifique est au centre des recherches collectives engendrées par plusieurs projets internationaux et peut être abordée par de nouveaux outils analytiques. Nous allons revenir sur certaines propositions classiques de la sémiotique et de la rhétorique visuelles pour tester la manière dont les développements de la sémiotique de la perception pourraient permettre d’évaluer la relation entre les propositions théoriques et les nécessités méthodologiques liées à l’étude du faire scientifique. [less ▲]

Semiparametric inference in general heteroscedastic regression models.

Scientific conference (2009, June 09)

Un semis ponctue d'apparition rapide sur la peau d'un adolescent.

in Revue Médicale de Liège (2012), 67(1), 35-7

In some instances, a dermatosis exhibits a rapid and focal surge of seemingly similar tiny lesions. We report a few typical exemples occurring in adolescents.

Sendai virus, the mouse parainfluenza type 1: A longstanding pathogen that remains up-to-date

in Research in Veterinary Science (2007), 82(1), 115-125

Biologically speaking, Sendai virus (SeV), the murine parainfluenza virus type 1, is perceived as a common respiratory pathogen that is endemic in many rodent colonies throughout the world. Currently it ... [more ▼]

Biologically speaking, Sendai virus (SeV), the murine parainfluenza virus type 1, is perceived as a common respiratory pathogen that is endemic in many rodent colonies throughout the world. Currently it is believed that SeV is the leading cause of pneumonia in mice and together with the mouse hepatitis viruses, is the most prevalent and important of the naturally occurring infections of mice. The scientific community also considers SeV as the archetype organism of the Paramyxoviridae family because most of the basic biochemical, molecular and biologic properties of the whole family were derived from its own characteristics. Recently, scientific interest for this old pathogen has re-emerged, this time because of its potential value as a vector for gene transfer. This review aimed at drawing an exhaustive picture of this multifaceted pathogen. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. [less ▲]

Sêneca, Da brevidade da vida

Book (2006)

Traduction en langue portugaise (Brésil) de De breuitate uitae de Sénèque.

Les seniors délocalisés et leur patrimoine – questions choisies de droit international privé

in Georges, Frédéric (Ed.) Le droit des seniors : aspects civils, sociaux et fiscaux (2010)

In this paper, I examine the legal position of migrants - both of foreigners who have settled some time ago in Belgium and of Belgian citizens who have settled abroad. The focus is in particular on two ... [more ▼]

In this paper, I examine the legal position of migrants - both of foreigners who have settled some time ago in Belgium and of Belgian citizens who have settled abroad. The focus is in particular on two issues which are of interest to elders and senior citizens, i.e. that of their successions (to whom will my assets be distributed after I pass away) and of the impact of mental or physical incapacity (what if I am unable to manage my assets). [less ▲]

Le sens de l'idéalisme platonicien selon Lotze

in Delcomminette, Sylvain; Mazzu, Antonino (Eds.) L'Idée platonicienne dans la philosophie contemporaine (2012)

J'analyse ici l'interprétation très influente que Lotze a donnée de la théorie platonicienne des Idées au troisième livre de sa grande "Logique" de 1874. Je commence par rappeler l'influence de cette ... [more ▼]

J'analyse ici l'interprétation très influente que Lotze a donnée de la théorie platonicienne des Idées au troisième livre de sa grande "Logique" de 1874. Je commence par rappeler l'influence de cette interprétation sur l'anti-psychologisme, aussi bien dans sa version néokantienne que dans sa version husserlienne et frégéenne. Puis je la replace dans son contexte en distinguant certaines thèses philosophiques (le rejet du correspondantisme) et certaines thèses historiques sur Platon (caractère logique de sa théorie des Idées, prédominante du vocabulaire ontologique dans la langue grecque, etc.). Enfin, je passe en revue les principales objections qui ont été adressées à l'interprétation lotzéenne, notamment par Natorp et Heidegger. [less ▲]

Le sens de l’orientation. Résistance, ouverture et relégation

Conference (2006, December)