Souleymane Bachir Diagne is the guest of the 5ᵉ rencontres d'amU, for a privileged exchange on the theme "Universalism in the face of world chaos". At a time when behaviors of domination and predation between nations and cultures triumph, he will explain his vision and his choice to defend the universal as the common work of humanity.
Souleymane Bachir Diagne, an eminent Senegalese specialist in the history of science and Islamic philosophy, is one of the great African philosophical voices of our time.
Advisor on education and culture to Abdou Diouf, former President of the Republic of Senegal, he is Professor Emeritus at New York's prestigious Columbia University.
His latest book, Universaliser pour un dialogue des cultures (Albin Michel, 2024), is a plea for a transcultural universalism, in which respect and responsibility for each individual are the key to meeting the major challenges of our century.
The Rencontres d'amU are an opportunity to exchange ideas, understand and meet the challenges of our time and place.
Amphithéâtre Gastaut - Le Pharo, Marseille
