Jean Bricmont (French: [bʁikmɔ̃]; born 12 April 1952) is a Belgian theoretical physicist and philosopher of science. Professor at the Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain), he works on renormalization group and nonlinear differential equations. Since 2004, Bricmont is a member of the Division of Sciences of the Royal Academy of Belgium.[2]
Bricmont claims he is a rationalist.[3] He has criticized postmodernist views of science along with Alan Sokal, with whom he wrote Fashionable Nonsense (1997). He has also criticized imperialism and defended freedom of expression, adopting a position on the issue similar to that of Noam Chomsky.[4][non-primary source needed]
Jean Bricmont was president of the Association française pour l’information scientifique from 2001 to 2006.[5]
Books
- Impérialisme humanitaire (2005) published in English as Humanitarian Imperialism,[6] 2006 LCCN 2006-34221 ISBN 1-58367-147-1[7]
- Preface to L’Atlas alternatif – Frédéric Delorca (ed), Pantin, Temps des Cerises, 2006
- Raison contre pouvoir. Le Pari de Pascal Jean Bricmont and Noam Chomsky, 5 November 2009
- La République des censeurs, L’Herne. 2014. ISBN 978-2851974570.
- Bricmont, Jean (2016). Making Sense of Quantum Mechanics. Springer. ISBN 978-3319258898. LCCN 2019757770.
- Bricmont, Jean (2017). Quantum Sense and Nonsense. Springer. ISBN 978-3319652719. LCCN 2019744992.
References
- ^ Académie royale de Belgique
- ^ Jean Bricmont Archived 12 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine page on Royal Academy of Belgium website.
- ^ “Entretien avec Jean Bricmont: la gauche face à la science”. solidaritéS (in French). 12 March 2002. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ Bricmont, Jean (1 April 2001). “La mauvaise réputation de Noam Chomsky”. Le Monde diplomatique (in French). Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ “Qui sommes-nous ? / Afis Science – Association française pour l’information scientifique”.
- ^ Bricmont, Jean (November 2006). Humanitarian Imperialism: Using Human Rights to Sell War. NYU Press. ISBN 978-1-58367-488-8.
- ^ Johnstone, Diana (31 October 2002). “Monthly Review | Humanitarian Imperialism: Using Human Rights to Sell War”. Monthly Review. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
- Profile at Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)
- Emeritus Professor Jean Bricmont Archived 12 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- Prof. Jean Bricmont (archived version, before retirement)
- Jean Bricmont on X
- Jean Bricmont at IMDb
