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Groupe d'études philosophiques et scientifiques pour l'examen des idées nouvelles

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The Groupe d'études philosophiques et scientifiques pour l'examen des idées nouvelles (Philosophical and scientific society for the assessment of emerging ideas) was a French philosophical study group who met at the Sorbonne, Paris in the 1920s and early 1930s. It was established by René and Yvonne Allendy.

History

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The group was inaugurated on 7 December 1922[1] with a presentation by Paul Langevin.[2] In 1925 René Allendy described the aims of the group in terms of bringing together artists, scientists and other intellectuals from the universities.[2] The group continued until 1934.[3]

Anaïs Nin described one of their events:

"In an amphitheatre at the Sorbonne. The chaste and serious atmosphere of the class room. Madame Allendy was there: white hair, blue eyes, maternal, solid. (...)"[2]

Selected speakers

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References

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  1. ^ Guichard, Louis Ceschino, Thierry. "Les égarés oubliés du Matricule des Anges 031". www.lmda.net. Le Matricule des Anges. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c Meffre, Liliane; Salazar-Ferrer, Olivier (2008). Carl Einstein et Benjamin Fondane (in French). Bruxelles: Peter Lang. ISBN 9789052014456. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. ^ Meffre, Liliane (2006). "Carl Einstein at the Sorbonne. With an unpublished letter to René Allendy". Germanic Studies (2006/1 (N ° 241)): 81 to 86.