Gene editing: potential and ethical considerations
We are currently able to change the sequence of genomes. This session reviews the molecular underpinnings of gene editing, its current and upcoming technical possibilities, and the philosophical and ethical issues it raises.
Lesson 2024: Physics and the Resurrection of the Body
The Christian faith affirms that the saved will have eternal life. What will it be like? We explain the physical data about the end of the world, the theological knowledge about it, and what can be affirmed, both from science and theology about this new state.
Recent findings from Paleoanthropology and philosophical implications.
Initial intervention by Professor Jordana who exposes the "status quaestionis" of the most recent paleoanthropological data . Commentary on some philosophical questions by Professor Murillo, and interventions on interpretation of the data and questions of method.
research and truth: science in the face of the challenge of "extended reason".
Scientific achievements dazzle researcher. But can science arrive at the truth, and does researcher only seek the truth? What does the scientific research contribute to the construction of the expanded reason advocated by Benedict XVI?
St. Thomas, a synthetic understanding of reality
St. Thomas Aquinas found in Aristotelian thought the confirmation of his own synthetic vision of reality, founded on a dynamic understanding of beings, with a natural finality that embraces all its facets. It is the basis of philosophia perennis.
Hidden theology in the new naturalisms
The current currents of scientistic naturalism are characterized by their denial of theism. Since they do not base their denial on science, they must be analyzed from the point of view of natural theology, which makes it possible to arrive at their core according to their theological positions.
Vulnerability. The depth and grandeur of the wounded body
Today's culture, which values appearance so much, has trouble understanding the greatness of a wounded body. The openness of a wounded body makes it possible to enter a world of deep relationships beyond equality, contract, utility, duty or paternalism.
