Charles Bodon

Charles Bodon is a second-year Ph.D. Candidate and Teaching Fellow in contemporary philosophy at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne under the supervision of Pr. Jocelyn Benoist. He is conducting a thesis titled “The Web of Reality: New Realism Facing the Virtuality of the Web” which explores the conceptual problems that digital environments like virtual reality, deepfakes, and social networks raise. 

He holds a double master's degree in philosophy of science (2020) and contemporary philosophy (2021) from the University of Paris 1, and is also an independent expert member of the Digital College France 2030 of the French Secretary General for Investment since 2023. 

His research focuses on the new types of realism to which the Web's digital devices subject users. The whole challenge of his thesis consists of a conceptual analysis of the notion of “connection”: what does “connect” and “being connected” to someone, a machine, a network, a virtual space mean? In this, he tries to define the Web no longer, as tradition dictates, as being the place of a conflict between virtuality and reality, but, on the contrary, as a set of practices allowing a renewal of the relationship with others and with reality. 

Parallelly to his activity of research and teaching Charles is passionate about learning new languages and is currently learning Japanese and Italian. Also, as an amateur musician, he plays piano and pipe organ whenever he can. His favorite composers are Buxtehude and Rachmaninoff.