What is science?
VHS@home on 9 February, 7.30 to 9 p.m.
In an online lecture on Tuesday, 9 February, from 7.30 to 9 p.m., the philosopher of science and technology Klaus Mainzer will ask and answer the questions: What is science? What can science do and what can't it do? What methods does it use? What are the possibilities and limits of scientific knowledge? Participation is free of charge. Anyone interested can register by midnight on Monday, 8 February at www.vhs-chemnitz.de and will receive an access link by e-mail.
The questions touch on the philosophical foundations of science and technology, but also determine political decisions about the future of humanity. In times of corona, many people are irritated by fake news and conspiracy theories. Who, if not science, should provide guidance in an age of pandemics and environmental crises? It is also no longer possible to safeguard the foundations of life without science and technology.
Prof Dr Klaus Mainzer was Professor of Philosophy of Science and Technology at the Universities of Constance, Augsburg and Munich (TU). He is co-founder of the Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker Centre at the University of Tübingen. He is the author of numerous specialised books and a member of national and international academies, such as the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech).
The event is part of the series "vhs.wissen live - the digital science programme" as a cooperation between the VHS Chemnitz and the adult education centres in the Erding and SüdOst districts of Munich as well as acatech.