Remy Chauvin

March 26, 1994: Father François Brune & Professor Rémy Chauvin, having a lunch, during the first international congress dedicated to the so-called instrumental transcommunication — also known as electronic voice phenomenon — held in Versailles, France, on March 26 & 27, 1994. Remy Chauvin (10 October 1913 – 8 December 2009) at Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines, Haut-Rhin, was a biologist and entomologist, and a French Honorary Professor Emeritus at the Sorbonne, PhD, and a senior research fellow since 1946. Chauvin was also known for defending the rights of animals and for being interested in such topics as parapsychology, life after death, psychics, clairvoyance and UFOs. He sometimes wrote under the pseudonym Pierre Duval.

Evolution Chauvin, continuing a tradition defended by French scientists Pierre-Paul Grassé and Jean Piveteau, was very critical of Darwinism and sociobiology. He developed his own evolutionary theory which was described in three books (God of the ants, God of the stars; The Biology of the Spirit; Darwinism or the death of a myth)

Chauvin's view of evolution can be seen as directed, goal driven and non-random. He has been described as a non-darwinian evolutionist. The following is a summary of his evolutionary views: Neo-Darwinism is a set of tautologies (e.g. natural selection predicts the survival of the fittest. But who is the fittest? Whoever survives!). Life is characterized by an immense adaptability to extensive changes in environments. The narrowness of the adaptation is death (e.g. a panda eats only bamboo). Alongside a complicated device, you can often find one nearby that is simpler and apparently works as well. Evolution looks at the goal and not the means. The environment is selective in only a very small number of cases. Evolution is directed. It is an internal program that runs and does not return. The goal seems to be the highest possible psyche.

Similar to the parapsychologist Helmut Schmidt Chauvin developed some of his views from his experiments in Anpsi (animal psi). He did experiments with rats and his results indicated that the rats could have been using Extrasensory perception.

Chauvin has been the subject of much criticism from others because it would appear his views of evolution have a vitalist leaning. He was also accused by his critics of wanting to strengthen creationism, although Chauvin was not a creationist.

Chauvin wrote a number of books on parapsychology that were similar to books by the authors Jacques Bergier and Louis Pauwels.

Published works by Chauvin Most of Chauvin's works have been published in French. The translations into English are listed here: The life of the insect and physiology, ed. Lechevalier, 1941, repr. 1983 What you should know about the life of the insect physiology and biology, ed. Lechevalier, 1943 Treaty of Insect Physiology: the major functions, behavior, environmental physiology, ed. INRA, 1949, repr. 1958 Five years of operation of the station Bee Research Bures-sur-Yvette, ed. INRA, 1954 Life and habits of insects, ed. Payot, 1956 Bee biology. General review until 1956, ed. INRA, vol. 1, 1958 God of scholars, the experience of God, ed. Mame, 1958 Social behavior in animals, ed. PUF, 1961 Animal societies, from bee to gorilla, ed. Plon, 1963 Fighting techniques in animals, ed. Hachette, coll. The Adventure of Life, 1965 Our unknown powers (under the pseudonym Pierre Duval, Jacques + Bergier), ed. Planet (Planet Encyclopedia coll.), 1966, repr. CGR (and revised), 1997 The world of insects, ed. Hachette, 1967 Behavior (+ Canestrelli L.), ed. Masson, 1968, ed. PUF, 1968 The world of ants, ed. Plon, 1969, repr. du Rocher 1994, supplemented Science to the strange (under the pseudonym Pierre Duval), ed. Club of Friends of the Book (CAL – al. Library of irrationality and of the great mysteries), 1973 Attachment (+ Anzieu D.), ed. Oxford University Press, 1974 Ethology, biological study of animal behavior, ed. PUF, 1975 Gifted, ed. Stock, 1975 repr. Marabout, 1979 From the heart, ed. Retz, 1976 Some things I do not understand, ed. CELT, 1976, repr. Famot, 1982 (revised edition of "Science at the strange") The bees and I, ed. Hachette, 1976 The animal world and its complex behaviors (+ Bernadette Chauvin), ed. Plon, 1977 The challenges of future war, ed. France-Empire, 1978 Ants and Men, ed. France-Empire, 1979 The synod of the faithful, ed. Vernoy, 1979 Secrets of portolans (maps of the unknown), ed. France-Empire, 1980 Parapsychology. When the irrational joined Science, ed. Hachette, 1980 Scholars, for what?, Ed. Payot, 1981 Plot in our church, ed. du Rocher, 1981 (idem "The Synod of the faithful", less the introduction, plus an afterword and a conclusion) The animal model (+ Bernadette Chauvin), ed. Hachette, 1982 Animal societies, ed. PUF, 1982, repr. Quadriga / PUF, 1999 Travel Overseas Land, ed. du Rocher, 1983 The watchmen of the time, ed. du Rocher, 1984 Animal societies and human societies, 1984, PUF, coll. " What do I know? "No. 696 (note: QSJ with same title and same number, by Paul Chauchard) The biology of mind, ed. du Rocher, 1985 The hive and man, ed. Calmann-Lévy, 1987 God of the ants, the god of the stars, ed. The Pre Clerics, 1988 The direction of life and the genesis of thought, ed. François-Xavier de Guibert, 1989, repr. EYE 1998 Animals and men, ed. Seghers, 1989 The animal instinct, ed. Contrasts / The zeitgeist, 1990 (first part of Charles Darwin, 1884) A strange passion, a life for insects, ed. The Pre Clerics, 1990 Psychological function, ed. Robert Laffont, 1991 The conquerors blind, science threatens us does?, Ed. Robert Laffont, 1992 The new Golem, ed. du Rocher, 1993 Live from the afterlife (in collaboration with Father Francis Brown ), ed. Robert Laffont, 1993 The world of ants, ed. du Rocher, 1994 God's future, about a man of science, ed. du Rocher, 1995 Bird World, ed. the Rock 1996 Darwinism or the end of a myth, al. "The Spirit and Matter", ed. du Rocher, 1997 Handbook of Psychophysiology, ed. Masson, 1997 Listening to the beyond (+ father F. Brown), ed. Lebeaud, 1999 (fitness "Live from the Beyond") The devil in the font, ed. du Rocher, 1999 The riddle of the bees, ed. du Rocher, 1999 The man, monkey and bird, ed. Odile Jacob, 2000 The paranormal in the Third Millennium, ed. JM Laffont – LPM, 2001 The ball of bees, Volume 1, ed. of Goral, 2001 (Cartoon, RC scenario, drawings by Patrice Serres The return of the magicians, the alarm of a scientist, ed. JMG, 2002 The ball of bees, Volume 2 "The fragrance of coffee," ed. of Goral, 2002 (planned trilogy)