Institute for Liberal Arts Public Lectures
Published: May 7, 2024
We are pleased to announce public lectures by two distinguished Philosophers from the University of Helsinki, Prof. Timo Airaksinen and Prof. Heta Gylling, who are currently visiting researchers at the Institute for Liberal Arts. With the imminent merger of Tokyo Institute of Technology And Tokyo Medical and Dental University, their talks will give us a chance to think about the relationship and intersections of science, technology and medicine historically and philosophically.
Details
Date and time
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, 3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Venue
Room 607, West 9 Bldg. F6, OookayamaCampus
Target
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, and faculty members of both schools
Capacity
50 people
Fee
Free
Language
English
Host organization
Institute for Liberal Arts Public Lectures
Program
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (JST) Timo Airaksinen
"The Early 18th Century European Science, Medicine, and Technology: The Case of George Berkeley"
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (JST) Heta Gylling
"Challenges to Modern Medical Ethics"
Registration
Registration for On-site Participation: Not required
Registration for Zoom Participation: Register from the link below.
Responses will be provided to e-addresses entered in the form.
Related
Institute for Liberal Arts
—Connecting Science and Technology with Society—
Information on Institute for Liberal Arts inaugurated in April 2016
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- This article has been updated to correct a typographical error on May 8.