State of play.
Monthly debates in English.
English-speaking interdisciplinary discussions at the CLSH, University of Lorraine, Nancy.
Organized by the Department of Philosophy and the English Studies Department.
Join us for the eighth of a series of debates about crucial and/or controversial contemporary topics!
This time, we will try to deal with the problem of prescription drug addiction, in particular – Oxycontin.
A recent scandal in the US has shaken the American pharmaceutical industry. Purdue Pharma has started paying out millions of dollars to cover some of the costs associated with problems due to one of its best-selling medicines, Oxycontin. Given as a pain relief drug, this opioid is highly addictive, a fact that was denied by its manufacturers in order to protect sales. We will discuss certain aspects of this affair, which will undoubtedly have an echo in France, a country with a high rate of consumption of psychoactive prescription drugs.
When:
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
6:30 PM
Venue:
Building G of the CLSH
Room G04
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Discussion with:
Jonathan Simon, Philosophy department, University of Lorraine. Jonathan works on the philosophy of chemistry and the question of drugs belongs to his field of expertise.
Bring your experience and knowledge – and speak with us in English!
It will be a wonderful exercise for non-native English speakers and an opportunity to follow contemporary campus-style discussions for those of you who already master the language.
The event welcomes all audiences, as far as they are willing to engage into an open debate on often controversial topics.