(Nano-)technology and philosophy

When:

16 June 2010

19:00 Hour - 00:00 Hour

Event organizer:Philosophy & Technology

Pricing 0:Free

Description

This is also the third meeting of the annual theme "Philosophy, Technology and Philosophy".

The theme "Philosophy, Technology and Philosophy" will be presented by special professors of the Thomas More Foundation at various public Dutch Universities. For further information, e-mail a.j.lutz@hccnet.nl. On the part of the Thomas More Foundation, the programme will be coordinated by Drs S.J.M. Waanders. Website: http://www.radboudstichting.nl/

(Nano-)technology and thinking about being human, being natural, being like God.
Nanotechnology carries many promises of a medical and pharmaceutical nature, for example, and also raises ethical questions about possible toxicological consequences, for example.
But there is also another type of questions raised by the emergence of this technology. Indeed, nanotechnology can have profound effects on matter, on life, on the mind. No wonder that this evokes fascination and trepidation, and with it questions of a philosophical or even theological nature.
In the lecture, the speaker wants to reflect on these reactions (which in part also relate to technology tout court) and in particular on the references to nature and naturalness, to the nature of our humanity in relation to nature and culture, as well as on the reference to God that often resounds in the anxious question as to whether we are not 'playing God' by intervening in reality in this way.

CONTENTS
The hall will be open from 18:30 for free coffee or tea and a social chat.

Given the interest in the topic, potential interested parties other than from the Philosophy & Engineering Department are also invited. However, the room capacity is limited to 30 places.
Due to this limited room capacity, I would ask you to pass on registrations of participation until Tuesday 15 June at the latest.

Make the effort to attend an evening of the Philosophy and Engineering Department, or bring an interested person along!

We hope to see you there!

ROUTE DESCRIPTION
From Utrecht CS station hall, walk the entire passage through Hoog Catharijne towards the city centre. When you arrive at the square, the Vredenburg 19 meeting centre is on your left, above C & A. When you get 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.
Parking facilities include NH hotels

Speaker(s)

Palmyre Oomen is a graduate in biology, theology and philosophy, with a PhD in philosophical-theological studies on A.N. Whitehead.
She is associate professor of Philosophy due to the Thomas More Foundation at Eindhoven University of Technology.
She is also senior researcher of the Heyendaal Program on Theology and Science at the Faculty of Theology, Radboud University Nijmegen