The Desire for Adventure

Semaine PhiloMonaco 2026

The Monaco Philosophy Meetings ("Rencontres Philosophiques de Monaco") have set themselves the task of creating a “community” where philosophers’ words and ideas circulate freely among all, shedding light—even if only a faint ray—on the problems that the present age makes increasingly complex. With this in mind, from Wednesday, June 24, to Sunday, June 28, they are organizing the 2026 edition of PhiloMonaco Week ("Semaine PhiloMonaco"), during which numerous guest speakers will engage with the public and participate in conversations, book presentations, dialogues, and roundtable discussions.

The events are open to everyone.

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The Desire for Adventure

Presented by Stéphane Habib, psychoanalyst and author

Pierre Casiraghi

Bruce Bégout, philosopher and writer

Adventure suits desire, for desire is always turned towards what "is not yet," what is to come, about to happen (ad-venturus). It corresponds to the ways in which body, heart and mind attempt to bring near what is distant, to make present what is absent, to render available, at least for a time, what is lacking and missing. Adventure does the same: whether it concerns science, geography, romantic relationships, sport, etc., it advances towards discovery, towards what is not yet known, not yet experienced, tamed, mastered, made commonplace – and, like desire, always goes "elsewhere," further. Thus, by following at once the adventures of desire and the desires for adventure, one would gain a panoptic view of the human being: of their inner life, even unconscious life, of their action upon the world.

Robert Maggiori