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“Of dreams and nightmares: lights and shadows of the transhumanist program” Dr. Mariano Asla, researcher of the project “The Brain and the Personal Self”, gave the plenary lecture “Of dreams and nightmares: lights and shadows of the transhumanist program“, in the framework of the final conference “The Place of the Person in the...
Visit of Dr Andrew Pinsent At the end of September we received Dr. Andrew Pinsent, Research Director of The Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion – University of Oxford. Dr. Pinsent is also Research Fellow of the Harris Manchester College, member of the Faculty of Theology and Religion at Oxford, and a...
Interdisciplinary Research: Science, Philosophy, and Theology in Dialogue In the framework of the final conference “The Place of the Person in the Cosmos” organized by the Ian Ramsey Center for Science and Religion of the University of Oxford (capstone event of the project “Science, Philosophy and Theology in Latin America“), Juan Francisco...
Strengths and weaknesses of the emergent conception of the person From September 25th to 27th took place at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, the final conference of the project “Science, Philosophy, and Theology. Latin American Perspectives“, from the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion (University of Oxford). María...
Interdisciplinary Research Week “From the Brain to the Self” From July 31 to August 3, the Interdisciplinary Research Week “From the Brain to the Self” will take place in the Pilar Campus. The Week comprises the following activities: Two keynote talks open to the general public. A 6-hour course for academics....
Library Grant The Philosophy Institute obtained a USD 6,000 library grant for the purchase of books in the field of science, philosophy and theology. The new expansion of the Institute’s collection will help deepen its work in interdisciplinary education and research, in service of the...
“Business and politics” Nobody doubts that in the modern economy there is no more place for companies that only pretend to make money. But how far can and should be the participation of companies in the construction of a better society? The Philosophy Institute, in cooperation with the IAE Business School,...
Lights and shadows of transhumanism The Faculty of Biomedical Science with the Institute of Philosophy invite to the seminar “Lights and Shadows of Transhumanism”, on May 18th: Schedule: 9:30 – “Lights and shadows of transhumanism”. Mariano Asla (Universidad Austral). 9:55 –...
Visit of Georg Gasser to the Institute of Philosophy During the month of March the Institute of Philosophy received Dr Georg Gasser, from the University of Innsbruck, thanks to the Oxford Templeton Visiting Fellowships given by the “The Science, Philosophy and Theology in Latin America” project of the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and...
“From the Brain to the Self” – Call for Grants The Philosophy Institute of Universidad Austral offers three grants to participate in the Interdisciplinary Research Week “From the Brain to the Self”, that will be held in Buenos Aires, from July 31st to August 3rd of 2017, sponsored by the Templeton World Charity Foundation, as...
Personal identity and theories of action From March 13 to 15, Dr Georg Gasser from the University of Innsbruck (Austria), will give the seminar Personal Identity and Theories of Action, as part of the Humanistic Studies Program Georg Gasser obtained his PhD in Philosophy (University of Innsbruck) with a thesis on the...
The Metaphysical Dimensions of Nature “The Metaphysical Dimensions of Nature” is an international conference that will be held in Rome on 23–25 February 2017. The conference is jointly organized by the Philosophy Departments of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Rome) and the University of Notre Dame...