"CALL FOR PAPERS" in English

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Chairman:
Prof. Roman Duda, UWr, IHN PAN
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The goal of the Science-Ethics-Faith conferences is to exchange ideas concerning relationships between science,
ethics and faith. The subject of the last conference (2011) was the dignity of man, and of the previous one (2009) – the
idea of information. The subject of the upcoming conference is
SCIENCE – ITS POSSIBILITIES AND LIMITATIONS
CONFERENCE MOTTO: By wisdom the Lord laid the earth’s foundation (Proverbs 3:19)
Contemporary science plays a very dynamic role in shaping the world around us. Its cognitive progress and technical,
medical, biological and other successful applications may cause the tendency to treat science as an absolute value – as
a highest good and ultimate purpose of humanity. On the other hand some of the aspects of science bring concern –
and also its limitations are being realized. The goal of this conference is to relate to the tensions between the ambitions
of science and the understanding of its insufficiency (science is not able to answer all the questions – and there are
ethical limitations also). So there is a need to supplement it by reflection going beyond the borders of science.
The conferences sessions will consist of introduction, short presentations and discussion. They will deal with the
following topics or disciplines:
I. What is science? (Origins of science, contemporary views on it)
Introduction: Jan Woleński
II. Astronomy (Cosmological models, antrophic principles)
Introduction: Konrad Rudnicki
III. Mathematics (Theorems showing the limits of mathematics)
Introduction: Roman Murawski
IV. Physics (Open problems, limits of knowlegde)
Introduction: Krzysztof Meissner
V. Biology and medicine (Phenomenon of life, its development, genetic engineering)
Introduction: to be announced
VI. Technology (Description: to be announced)
Introduction: Zenon Waszczyszyn
VII. Theology (Relationships between science and theology)
Introduction: Janusz Mączka
VIII. Ethics (Is everything allowed?)
Introduction: Andrzej Szostek
IX. Responsibility of scientists (Scientific ethos, development of science, young generation education)
Introduction: Czesław Grabarczyk
Prof. Czesław Grabarczyk, PAN
Prof. Andrzej Hławiczka, PŚ
Prof. Julian Ławrynowicz, UŁ
Fr. prof. Janusz Mączka, UPJPII
Prof. Krzysztof Meissner, UW
Prof. Roman Murawski, UAM
Prof. Konrad Rudnicki, UJ
Prof. Jarosław Świderski, ITE W-wa
Ks. prof. Andrzej Szostek, KUL
Dr Stanisław Waluś, PŚ
Prof. Zenon Waszczyszyn, PK
Prof. Jan Woleński, UJ
Fr. prof. Piotr Lenartowicz, SJ AI
ORGANIZATIONAL
COMMITTEE
Committee Leader:
Dr Jerzy Grzybowski, UAM
Dr Wanda Nowara, UE Poznań
Dr Joanna Sarzyńska, IBCh PAN
Andrzej Zabołotny
Elżbieta Zabołotny
CONFERENCE LOCATION
Rydzyna Castle
near Leszno
(between Wrocław and Poznań)
CONTACT:
Discussion session is also planned. Full texts of presentations will be included in the conference publication.
In the conference facility - the Rydzyna Castle – from the year 1928 to 1939 an experimental high school for boys
was located, sponsored by the Sulkowski Foundation. Polish professor of education, Tadeusz Łopuszański, was the
founder and president of this school. Its graduates were extremely well prepared for scientific studies and for serving
their country. All of them continued their education at different universities.
ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION
The presentation abstracts should be sent to [email protected] by November 30th, 2012 and the full texts by
January 31st, 2013. Presentations will be published in the proceedings of the conference before the conference.
Conference fee, including hotel accommodation in rooms shared by two people and meals, equals 200 USD. More
detailed information will be provided in the following announcements and at the Christian Faculty Forum website
www.chfpn.pl
Previous Science-Ethics-Faith conferences:
Wisła 2005
Rogów near Łódź 2007
Jastrzębia Góra 2009
Dobieszków near Łódź 2011
Sponsors:
Concerning program:
Prof. Roman Duda
[email protected]
tel. +48-71-328-35-59
Concerning administration:
Dr Jerzy Grzybowski
[email protected]
tel. +48-663-224-411
Concerning Faculty Forum:
Andrzej Zabołotny
[email protected]
tel. +48-663-224-414
Christian Faculty Forum
Campus Crusade for Christ, Poland
Hevelius Forum for Dialogue between Science and Religion