What can I know? What should I do? What can I hope for?
Science and ethics of an ecological culture
The summer of 2022 will perhaps be remembered as the moment when world public opinion really took notice of the climate threat hanging over the planet. The dramatic drought that hit Europe and the world was indeed an all too eloquent message. Suddenly, the concerns of science about the consequences of global warming, raised with alarm by the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, have become much less abstract than they previously appeared, leaving a sense of uncertainty and disquiet. As if this were not enough, this has been compounded by the war in Ukraine, whose serious impact on the global ecology is certain, though still to be understood. At this difficult historical juncture, it seems inevitable, then, to ask some basic questions: What can I know? What should I do? What can I hope for?
By addressing these questions - to which Immanuel Kant entrusted the future of humanity - science, ethics and politics will become the protagonists of a public debate animated by some of the most recognised experts in science and the humanities.
Program
28 September 2022, ore 18.30
Emergenza Terra - in dialogue with Marco Paolin
26 October 2022, ore 18.30
Bruno Oberle - The great challenge of the ecological transition. Towards a "Nature-Positive" society.
9 November 2022, ore 18.30
Oliver Martin - The culture of construction: sustainability, innovation and participation
30 November 2022, ore 18.30
Dario Fabbri - War in Ukraine and the global environmental crisis. Links and consequences
14 December 2022 - ore 18.30
Lucia Pietroiusti - A more-than-human planet: perspectives between art and ecology
After the lectures, refreshments will follow. Participation is free.