Paradoxes are sometimes the result of errors that must be corrected. Discovering and understanding them is then a useful game. In other situations, not acknowledging them forces us to develop new concepts and tools: this often happened in the field of mathematics. Finally, sometimes, nothing conclusively satisfactory can eliminate this troublesome contradiction. Through the help of examples, (in particular in the field of impossible figures), we will illustrate each case.
Speaker
Jean-Paul Delahaye, mathematician and professor of computer science at the University of Lille 1, France. Researcher at the Laboratoire d'Informatique Fondamentale de Lille (UMR CRNS 8022), France.
Organisers
Department of Ecology, French Institute of Pondicherry.
Venue
Main Indology Hall, French Institute of Pondicherry, 11, Saint Louis Street, Pondicherry - 605 001.
