Thought in Science and Fiction
August 2 – August 6, 2010
Scientific knowledge is so vitally important for the welfare of mankind that it no longer needs any justification. Nevertheless, the negative consequences of science and technology require continual vigilance. This vigilance need not necessarily lead to the radical reductionism that posits science as just another ‘fiction’. As suggested by the theme of the 11th ISSEI conference in Helsinki
Historically, the great works of western literature preceded philosophical speculation on knowledge and science. Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides came before Plato and Aristotle, just as Dante, Cervantes, and Shakespeare came before Galileo, Descartes and Newton
The organizers of the 12th conference of ISSEI, to be held at Çankaya University, Ankara, Turkey invite scholars from various disciplines such as History, Politics, Literature, Art, Philosophy, Science, and Religion, to re-examine, redefine and reassess the scope of interdisciplinary dialogue in the past and present.
The conference is divided into five sections:
1. History, Geography, Science
2. Politics, Economics, Law
3. Education, Sociology, Women’s Studies
4. Literature, Art, Music, Theatre, Culture
5. Religion, Philosophy, Anthropology, Psychology, Language
Conference Co-Chairs:
Cem Karadeli Political Science and Inter’l Relations Dept. Ogretmenler Caddesi 14 Tel: +90 312 284 4500 ext: 135 Fax: +90 312 285 96 31 | Ezra Talmor Kibbutz Nachshonim D.N. Merkaz, 73190 Tel: +972-3-938-6445 Fax: +972-3-761-7778 Email: ISSEI@nachshonim.org.il |
