Lecture by Jan Hoogland
Description
The Toekomstbeeld der Techniek Foundation recently published the book Deus et Machina, edited by Michiel van Well (follow the link below). In this book, a selection of authors discusses issues concerning the connection between technology and religion. For a long time, religion was thought to be a slowly dying phenomenon. Science and technology would make religion redundant. By explaining reality scientifically and controlling it with technical tools, man takes his fate into his own hands and has less need to project the mirror image of his own powerlessness into the power of the supernatural.
However, it now seems that religion will never disappear and that even in the midst of a secularised world, religion and belief in the supernatural is still present in numerous ways. And that there are major mutual influences and changes: religion influences technical development and, at the same time, technical development has major implications for religion, faith and religious experience. Time, therefore, for a new positioning.
Given the interest in the topic, potential interested parties other than from the Philosophy & Engineering Department are also invited. However, the room space is limited to 30 seats.
Due to this limited room capacity, I request that registrations for participation be submitted by Tuesday 16 December at the latest
Speaker(s)
Jan Hoogland studied sociology (kandidaats) and philosophy at Erasmus University Rotterdam. At the same university, he obtained his PhD with a study on the German philosopher Theodor W. Adorno, one of the leading members of the Frankfurter Schule. Since 1997, he has been extraordinary professor of ref. philosophy at Twente University of Technology. He also works as a policy officer at Stichting Philadelphia Zorg, a care provider for people with a mental disability and the elderly.
He is co-author of the book Denken, ontwerpen, maken (Amsterdam: Boom, 2007).
ROUTE DESCRIPTION
From the Utrecht CS station hall, walk the entire passage through Hoog Catharijne towards the city centre. When arriving at the square, the Vredenburg 19 meeting centre is on your left, above C & A. When coming down, walk diagonally left along the walls of the building site, the square and the street (Vredenburg) have to be crossed. On the ground floor there is only an entrance hall with lifts and a notice board with the hall number, to the left of the C & A windows, next to the shoe shop Breugel.
Location
Meeting centre Vredenburg, Utrecht
Organiser
Philosophy & Technology
Name and contact details for information
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