Bachelor 2

Coordinator and examiner: Mr Nicolas Wanlin, Humanities & Social Sciences Department

nicolas.wanlin@polytechnique.edu

Visit of

- Musée de l'Homme 

- Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle: the Grand Gallery of Evolution

with accompanying forms to be completed during the visits to gather the information necessary for the assignment.

Assessment

After having visited the Musée de l'Homme and the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, you are required to write a paper (between 800 and 1200 words) in English based on what you learnt during your visit.

Papers will be assessed on:

* The originality and precision of your point of view;

* Your understanding of the scientific and philosophical issues explored throughout the visits;

* The clarity and relevance of your argument.

Due date: Monday, February 11th, 10 PM.

Politics of the Ecological Mutation shall be divided into three main "chapters".

The first chapter will be a synthetic presentation of the ecological mutation and the events that led to it (scientific evidence on climate change, biodiversity extinction and resources; nature of the change we are facing; socioeconomic inequalities; climate as an old question; a long list of warnings from the 19^th to the 20^th century; the great acceleration of the 1970s; the age of the Anthropocene; critical perspective on collapsologie and survivalism). 

Next, we will develop a deeper understanding of this mutation through the study of seven different issues (the search for happiness; facts, beliefs and truth; democratic crisis; wars and conflicts: cities: catastrophes and disasters; science and knowledge).

Finally, we will change to a perspective on the cultural dimension of the ecological mutation, in literature, movies and arts.

Through this course, students will gain a better understanding of the ecological mutation and why it is so specific, acquire knowledge of a few key concepts that they can use as tools to reinforce their “critical mind” and improve their ability to argue and express themselves.

This course is not open to International Exchange program students

This course is a practical introduction to intellectual property law, information and technology law, designed especially for engineers and business people.It is a global approach, which helps students creating a new and strategic way of thinking when building or working on tech projects, by using law as a tool. This course also gives students a better understanding of the legal implications of technology law and of the future challenges they will have to face while working in the tech industry.