- Greece
George N Vlahakis
Hellenic Open University, School of Humanities, Faculty Member
- History of Humanities, History of Science, Science and Literature, Science and Religion, Literature And Science, Science Education, and 7 moreEnlightenment, Intellectual History of Enlightenment, History of Physics, History of Chemistry, Comics and Graphic Novels, History of scientific instruments, and Science Communicationedit
- George N. Vlahakis is an Associate Professor at Hellenic Open University in Patras, Greece, and Fellow Researcher in ... moreGeorge N. Vlahakis is an Associate Professor at Hellenic Open University in Patras, Greece, and Fellow Researcher in the Institute of Historical Research / National Hellenic Research Foundation. He has studied Physics (B.Sc., 1983), Oceanography (M.Sc., 1987) and History and Philosophy of Science (Ph.D., 1991)His main research interest is the history of science in South-Eastern Europe with a focus on comparative studies in the framework of the so-called “periphery-center” scheme.He has participated in many international conferences and he has published papers and books in Greek and English. He is also editor of thematic volumes and special issues of scientific journals. He is a member of several academic societies. He is also a correspondent member of the International Academy of the History of Sciences and President of the Commission for Science and Literature of DHST/IUHPST. Among the subjects of his research are: History of sciences in Southeastern Europe 18th-20th century), Science and Religion, History of earth sciences, Science and Society in the independent Greek state, Science and Literature. He has participated in several research projects as a senior researcher and has organized a number of international and national conferences.edit
ΠΡΟΣΚΛΗΣΗ ΣΥΜΜΕΤΟΧΗΣ στο 2o Θερινό Σχολείο Χαβριάτων με θέμα ΤΕΧΝΗΤΗ ΝΟΗΜΟΣΥΝΗ: ΟΨΕΙΣ & ΑΠΟΨΕΙΣ Η Σχολή Ανθρωπιστικών Σπουδών του Ελληνικού Ανοικτού Πανεπιστημίου (ΕΑΠ) και το Εργαστήριο Επικοινωνίας της Επιστήμης της Τεχνολογίας και της... more
ΠΡΟΣΚΛΗΣΗ ΣΥΜΜΕΤΟΧΗΣ
στο
2o Θερινό Σχολείο Χαβριάτων
με θέμα
ΤΕΧΝΗΤΗ ΝΟΗΜΟΣΥΝΗ: ΟΨΕΙΣ & ΑΠΟΨΕΙΣ
Η Σχολή Ανθρωπιστικών Σπουδών του Ελληνικού Ανοικτού Πανεπιστημίου (ΕΑΠ) και το
Εργαστήριο Επικοινωνίας της Επιστήμης της Τεχνολογίας και της Ιατρικής, στο πλαίσιο
της συνεχιζόμενης συνεργασίας με τον Δήμο Ληξουρίου και τους τοπικούς
Πολιτιστικούς Συλλόγους της κοινότητας Χαβριάτων, διοργανώνουν το 2ο Θερινό
Σχολείο με θέμα «Τεχνητή Νοημοσύνη: Όψεις & Απόψεις».
Το Θερινό Σχολείο απευθύνεται σε προπτυχιακούς και μεταπτυχιακούς φοιτητές του
ΕΑΠ και άλλων πανεπιστημίων, σε διδάκτορες, σε εκπαιδευτικούς, σε εργαζόμενους, και
σε όσους έχουν ενδιαφέροντα αντίστοιχα με το θέμα στο πλαίσιο της διά βίου
μάθησης, ενώ προσφέρει πιστοποιητικό συμμετοχής και εκπαιδευτικό υλικό στους
συμμετέχοντες.
Οι είκοσι [20] επιστήμονες, φοιτητές ή πτυχιούχοι, που θα επιλεγούν να συμμετάσχουν
στο θερινό Σχολείο, θα έχουν τη μοναδική ευκαιρία να παρακολουθήσουν διαλέξεις από
μέλη του ακαδημαϊκού προσωπικού του ΕΑΠ και άλλους ειδικούς επιστήμονες και
ερευνητές, προερχόμενους από τον ελληνικό και διεθνή ακαδημαϊκό χώρο, να
συμμετάσχουν σε ερευνητικές δραστηριότητες και να ανταλλάξουν ιδέες και μεθόδους,
εξερευνώντας συγχρόνως τις μοναδικές ομορφιές του νησιού της Κεφαλλονιάς.
Η επιλογή των υποψηφίων θα γίνει με βάση τα ακόλουθα δύο κριτήρια, τα οποία πρέπει
απαραιτήτως να περιλαμβάνονται στην αίτηση συμμετοχής:
1. Σύντομο βιογραφικό σημείωμα, που δε θα υπερβαίνει τις 2 σελίδες, με έμφαση στην
ακαδημαϊκή ιστορία του υποψήφιου/ας,
2. Επιστολή εκδήλωσης ενδιαφέροντος μίας σελίδας στην οποία ο υποψήφιος/α θα
εξηγεί τους λόγους για τους οποίους ενδιαφέρεται να συμμετάσχει στο θερινό
σχολείο, την άποψη από την οποία τον/την ενδιαφέρει η Τεχνητή Νοημοσύνη, τη
συνεισφορά του/της σε περίπτωση που επιλεγεί και τη συνάφεια του θέματος με τα
μελλοντικά του/της σχέδια.
Το θερινό σχολείο 2024 θα πραγματοποιηθεί από τις 9 Σεπτεμβρίου 2024 (8/9 ημέρα
άφιξης) έως και τις 13 Σεπτεμβρίου (14/9 ημέρα αναχώρησης).
Τα έξοδα τα καλύπτει κατά το μεγαλύτερο μέρος ο Δήμος Ληξουρίου. Υπάρχει μία
ελάχιστη συμμετοχή € 150 κατ’ άτομο για τους συμμετέχοντες σπουδαστές. Σε αυτό το
ποσό περιλαμβάνονται:
Διαλέξεις που θα πραγματοποιηθούν στα Χαβριάτα Παλικής, στο ανακαινισμένο
σχολείο της κοινότητας, από Δευτέρα έως Παρασκευή (09.30 - 14.30).
Διαμονή με πρωινό σε κλιματιζόμενα δίκλινα δωμάτια στο Ληξούρι, στο
ξενοδοχείο
SUMMERY *** (τηλέφωνα: 2671 091771, 2671 091871 και 2671 094301, email:
hotelsummery@gmail.com, Website: summery.gr).
Μετακινήσεις από και προς το Ληξούρι και τα Χαβριάτα.
Απογευματινές ξεναγήσεις και βόλτες στο Ληξούρι.
Ελαφρύ μεσημεριανό που θα προσφέρεται στον χώρο του σχολείου Χαβριάτων.
Αποχαιρετιστήριο δείπνο.
Μία εκδρομή γνωριμίας με το νησί στους μοναδικούς του προορισμούς: Την υπόγεια
λίμνη της Μελισσάνης, το σπήλαιο της Δρογκαράτης, τον Μύρτο, το Μοναστήρι του
Αγίου Γερασίμου, το Συνεταιρισμό Παραγωγών Ρομπόλας, το Αργοστόλι.
Σημείωση:Το θερινό σχολείο δεν παρέχει το κόστος μετακίνησης από και προς το
Ληξούρι. Επίσης δεν παρέχει ταξιδιωτική ασφάλιση, ούτε ασφάλεια υγείας, για την οποίαν
πρέπει να έχουν φροντίσει οι ίδιοι οι σπουδαστές από τον τόπο κατοικίας τους.
Το οριστικό πρόγραμμα του 2ου Διεθνούς Συνεδρίου και Θερινού Σχολείου
Χαβριάτων θα ανακοινωθεί εντός του Αυγούστου 2024.
Μπορείτε να δηλώσετε τη συμμετοχή σας, συνοδευόμενη από το σύντομο
βιογραφικό σας και το σημείωμα ενδιαφέροντος, συμπληρώνοντας την
ηλεκτρονική αίτηση (πατήστε εδώ) μέχρι τις 30 Ιουνίου 2024.
Για απορίες και διευκρινίσεις μπορείτε να επικοινωνείτε με τη Γραμματέα
της Οργανωτικής Επιτροπής, κ. Άννα Αραβαντινού στην ακόλουθη
ηλεκτρονική διεύθυνση
(e-mail): 2osummerschoolhavriaton@gmail.com
στο
2o Θερινό Σχολείο Χαβριάτων
με θέμα
ΤΕΧΝΗΤΗ ΝΟΗΜΟΣΥΝΗ: ΟΨΕΙΣ & ΑΠΟΨΕΙΣ
Η Σχολή Ανθρωπιστικών Σπουδών του Ελληνικού Ανοικτού Πανεπιστημίου (ΕΑΠ) και το
Εργαστήριο Επικοινωνίας της Επιστήμης της Τεχνολογίας και της Ιατρικής, στο πλαίσιο
της συνεχιζόμενης συνεργασίας με τον Δήμο Ληξουρίου και τους τοπικούς
Πολιτιστικούς Συλλόγους της κοινότητας Χαβριάτων, διοργανώνουν το 2ο Θερινό
Σχολείο με θέμα «Τεχνητή Νοημοσύνη: Όψεις & Απόψεις».
Το Θερινό Σχολείο απευθύνεται σε προπτυχιακούς και μεταπτυχιακούς φοιτητές του
ΕΑΠ και άλλων πανεπιστημίων, σε διδάκτορες, σε εκπαιδευτικούς, σε εργαζόμενους, και
σε όσους έχουν ενδιαφέροντα αντίστοιχα με το θέμα στο πλαίσιο της διά βίου
μάθησης, ενώ προσφέρει πιστοποιητικό συμμετοχής και εκπαιδευτικό υλικό στους
συμμετέχοντες.
Οι είκοσι [20] επιστήμονες, φοιτητές ή πτυχιούχοι, που θα επιλεγούν να συμμετάσχουν
στο θερινό Σχολείο, θα έχουν τη μοναδική ευκαιρία να παρακολουθήσουν διαλέξεις από
μέλη του ακαδημαϊκού προσωπικού του ΕΑΠ και άλλους ειδικούς επιστήμονες και
ερευνητές, προερχόμενους από τον ελληνικό και διεθνή ακαδημαϊκό χώρο, να
συμμετάσχουν σε ερευνητικές δραστηριότητες και να ανταλλάξουν ιδέες και μεθόδους,
εξερευνώντας συγχρόνως τις μοναδικές ομορφιές του νησιού της Κεφαλλονιάς.
Η επιλογή των υποψηφίων θα γίνει με βάση τα ακόλουθα δύο κριτήρια, τα οποία πρέπει
απαραιτήτως να περιλαμβάνονται στην αίτηση συμμετοχής:
1. Σύντομο βιογραφικό σημείωμα, που δε θα υπερβαίνει τις 2 σελίδες, με έμφαση στην
ακαδημαϊκή ιστορία του υποψήφιου/ας,
2. Επιστολή εκδήλωσης ενδιαφέροντος μίας σελίδας στην οποία ο υποψήφιος/α θα
εξηγεί τους λόγους για τους οποίους ενδιαφέρεται να συμμετάσχει στο θερινό
σχολείο, την άποψη από την οποία τον/την ενδιαφέρει η Τεχνητή Νοημοσύνη, τη
συνεισφορά του/της σε περίπτωση που επιλεγεί και τη συνάφεια του θέματος με τα
μελλοντικά του/της σχέδια.
Το θερινό σχολείο 2024 θα πραγματοποιηθεί από τις 9 Σεπτεμβρίου 2024 (8/9 ημέρα
άφιξης) έως και τις 13 Σεπτεμβρίου (14/9 ημέρα αναχώρησης).
Τα έξοδα τα καλύπτει κατά το μεγαλύτερο μέρος ο Δήμος Ληξουρίου. Υπάρχει μία
ελάχιστη συμμετοχή € 150 κατ’ άτομο για τους συμμετέχοντες σπουδαστές. Σε αυτό το
ποσό περιλαμβάνονται:
Διαλέξεις που θα πραγματοποιηθούν στα Χαβριάτα Παλικής, στο ανακαινισμένο
σχολείο της κοινότητας, από Δευτέρα έως Παρασκευή (09.30 - 14.30).
Διαμονή με πρωινό σε κλιματιζόμενα δίκλινα δωμάτια στο Ληξούρι, στο
ξενοδοχείο
SUMMERY *** (τηλέφωνα: 2671 091771, 2671 091871 και 2671 094301, email:
hotelsummery@gmail.com, Website: summery.gr).
Μετακινήσεις από και προς το Ληξούρι και τα Χαβριάτα.
Απογευματινές ξεναγήσεις και βόλτες στο Ληξούρι.
Ελαφρύ μεσημεριανό που θα προσφέρεται στον χώρο του σχολείου Χαβριάτων.
Αποχαιρετιστήριο δείπνο.
Μία εκδρομή γνωριμίας με το νησί στους μοναδικούς του προορισμούς: Την υπόγεια
λίμνη της Μελισσάνης, το σπήλαιο της Δρογκαράτης, τον Μύρτο, το Μοναστήρι του
Αγίου Γερασίμου, το Συνεταιρισμό Παραγωγών Ρομπόλας, το Αργοστόλι.
Σημείωση:Το θερινό σχολείο δεν παρέχει το κόστος μετακίνησης από και προς το
Ληξούρι. Επίσης δεν παρέχει ταξιδιωτική ασφάλιση, ούτε ασφάλεια υγείας, για την οποίαν
πρέπει να έχουν φροντίσει οι ίδιοι οι σπουδαστές από τον τόπο κατοικίας τους.
Το οριστικό πρόγραμμα του 2ου Διεθνούς Συνεδρίου και Θερινού Σχολείου
Χαβριάτων θα ανακοινωθεί εντός του Αυγούστου 2024.
Μπορείτε να δηλώσετε τη συμμετοχή σας, συνοδευόμενη από το σύντομο
βιογραφικό σας και το σημείωμα ενδιαφέροντος, συμπληρώνοντας την
ηλεκτρονική αίτηση (πατήστε εδώ) μέχρι τις 30 Ιουνίου 2024.
Για απορίες και διευκρινίσεις μπορείτε να επικοινωνείτε με τη Γραμματέα
της Οργανωτικής Επιτροπής, κ. Άννα Αραβαντινού στην ακόλουθη
ηλεκτρονική διεύθυνση
(e-mail): 2osummerschoolhavriaton@gmail.com
Research Interests:
Call for papers: Insular weathers, global atmospheres: Exploring the aerial histories of islands Atmospheric humanities conference II 1-3 November 2024 Art Museum of Aegina, Island and City of Aegina, Greece Small island countries in the... more
Call for papers:
Insular weathers, global atmospheres: Exploring the aerial histories of islands
Atmospheric humanities conference II
1-3 November 2024
Art Museum of Aegina, Island and City of Aegina, Greece
Small island countries in the Caribbean and the Pacific and Indian Ocean have always been exposed to extreme weather, but the last decades have made it clear that they are also the biggest future victims of climate change. However, islands are also key sites in the history of science. Much weather and climate knowledge derives from island sites. When European and North American countries started launching weather balloons around 1900 to measure the upper atmosphere, next to ships, islands formed key launching sites. Islands were ideal places to measure the interaction of the global atmosphere, the land and the ocean. The Keeling curve was the result of decades of accurate and continuous measurements at Mauna Loa observatory on Hawaii. Moreover, islands have also became important meteorological metaphors: think about ‘heat islands’ in urban cities, where microclimates create islands where before there were none.
Our conference explores a new terrain in this constellation of themes, asking questions related to the emerging field of the atmospheric humanities. We invite historians, STS and humanities scholars to rethink existing research, open up new fields and engage with new directions that the environmental humanities could take by more explicitly thinking with the atmospheric world. Islands form an ideal subject where land-based and oceanic histories could benefit from engaging with a third domain: the aerial.
The conference general themes include, but are not limited to:
• Why do islands attract scientists, writers, explorers, enterpreneurs, soldiers and traders?
• How have islands emerged as unique socio-environmental ecosystems for new atmospheric epistemologies and became testing grounds for larger global weather and climate ideas and models?
• How did islands contribute to larger infrastructures, both scientific (observatories) and logistic (shipping, air routes) that more and more depended on weather and climate literacy?
• How have islands served as sites of research in extreme atmospheric events such as nuclear tests or volcanic events?
• How have they formed political frontiers for empires with maritime and aerial ambitions?
• Have islands been privileged sites for the scientific imagination, a kind of environmental and atmospheric Bensalems, to refer to Bacon’s ‘New Atlantis’? Have islands played the role of (scientific) bellwethers?
• To what extent do islands create their own ‘atmospheres’; ‘scientific’, ‘touristic’, ‘economic’ or ‘military atmospheres’. And how have they contributed to the scientific and public understanding of ‘volcanic’, ‘oceanic’, ‘polar’ or ‘tropical atmospheres’.
• What role does the weather, real or imagined, play in the scientific economies of islands and their role of sites of knowledge and leisure?
• Who owns island knowledge? How do we analyze the tensions between ‘visitors’ and ‘islanders’ in the process of scientific commodification?
Conference fee: 70 euro
Organization Committee:
- Robert-Jan Wille, History and Philosophy of Science, Freudenthal Institute, Utrecht University
- Vladimir Janković, Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM), The University of Manchester
- George N. Vlahakis, Laboratory of Science, Technology and Medicine Communication, Hellenic Open University
Please submit abstracts (300 words) and a brief biography (50 words) to Robert Jan Wille at r.b.wille@uu.nl
Deadline: 15 May 2024
Insular weathers, global atmospheres: Exploring the aerial histories of islands
Atmospheric humanities conference II
1-3 November 2024
Art Museum of Aegina, Island and City of Aegina, Greece
Small island countries in the Caribbean and the Pacific and Indian Ocean have always been exposed to extreme weather, but the last decades have made it clear that they are also the biggest future victims of climate change. However, islands are also key sites in the history of science. Much weather and climate knowledge derives from island sites. When European and North American countries started launching weather balloons around 1900 to measure the upper atmosphere, next to ships, islands formed key launching sites. Islands were ideal places to measure the interaction of the global atmosphere, the land and the ocean. The Keeling curve was the result of decades of accurate and continuous measurements at Mauna Loa observatory on Hawaii. Moreover, islands have also became important meteorological metaphors: think about ‘heat islands’ in urban cities, where microclimates create islands where before there were none.
Our conference explores a new terrain in this constellation of themes, asking questions related to the emerging field of the atmospheric humanities. We invite historians, STS and humanities scholars to rethink existing research, open up new fields and engage with new directions that the environmental humanities could take by more explicitly thinking with the atmospheric world. Islands form an ideal subject where land-based and oceanic histories could benefit from engaging with a third domain: the aerial.
The conference general themes include, but are not limited to:
• Why do islands attract scientists, writers, explorers, enterpreneurs, soldiers and traders?
• How have islands emerged as unique socio-environmental ecosystems for new atmospheric epistemologies and became testing grounds for larger global weather and climate ideas and models?
• How did islands contribute to larger infrastructures, both scientific (observatories) and logistic (shipping, air routes) that more and more depended on weather and climate literacy?
• How have islands served as sites of research in extreme atmospheric events such as nuclear tests or volcanic events?
• How have they formed political frontiers for empires with maritime and aerial ambitions?
• Have islands been privileged sites for the scientific imagination, a kind of environmental and atmospheric Bensalems, to refer to Bacon’s ‘New Atlantis’? Have islands played the role of (scientific) bellwethers?
• To what extent do islands create their own ‘atmospheres’; ‘scientific’, ‘touristic’, ‘economic’ or ‘military atmospheres’. And how have they contributed to the scientific and public understanding of ‘volcanic’, ‘oceanic’, ‘polar’ or ‘tropical atmospheres’.
• What role does the weather, real or imagined, play in the scientific economies of islands and their role of sites of knowledge and leisure?
• Who owns island knowledge? How do we analyze the tensions between ‘visitors’ and ‘islanders’ in the process of scientific commodification?
Conference fee: 70 euro
Organization Committee:
- Robert-Jan Wille, History and Philosophy of Science, Freudenthal Institute, Utrecht University
- Vladimir Janković, Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM), The University of Manchester
- George N. Vlahakis, Laboratory of Science, Technology and Medicine Communication, Hellenic Open University
Please submit abstracts (300 words) and a brief biography (50 words) to Robert Jan Wille at r.b.wille@uu.nl
Deadline: 15 May 2024
Research Interests:
The program of the Workshop in Aegina, 2023
Research Interests:
Aegina, Aegina Island, Greece July 3-5, 2023 Call for papers The Municipality of Aegina,The Greek Physicists Society, The International Commission on Science and Literature DHST/IUHPST, The Science, Technology and Medicine Laboratory... more
Aegina, Aegina Island, Greece July 3-5, 2023
Call for papers
The Municipality of Aegina,The Greek Physicists Society, The International Commission on Science and Literature DHST/IUHPST, The Science, Technology and Medicine Laboratory of the School of Humanities, Hellenic Open University, The Institute of Historical Research, National Hellenic Research Foundation, The Chair of Science, Technology and Gender Studies, Friedrich-Alexander University, and the Department of Sociology of the University of Athens organize a three-day workshop to study the Communication of Science and Literature in the multiverse. The CoSciLit workshop has already an established tradition and papers presented in it have been published in thematic volumes, e-books, international journals etc.
This year’s workshop aims to discuss various views on the role and presence of science and literature communication in a highly diversified world. Science Diplomacy is also a main subject of the workshop as it is connected with our questions for the past, the present and the future of the world in various ways.
The mainstream idea about science and technology is that they are products of rational thinking and objective study. Communication practices conforming to this idea aim at spreading the word of science across boarders as if it were neutral and cross-cultural. Recent crises, though, showed that different cultural contexts bear different worldviews not only concerning cultural and social matters, but also concerning the way they perceive, develop and apply scientific and technological knowledge. What are the implications of this realization for the communication of science and science diplomacy? How can literature help us overcome our biases and develop a favourable disposition towards cultural diversity, even in issues such as science and technology. How can literature help us discover cultural microcosms within our own world and explore their scientific potential? How can communication contribute to the decolonization of science by building bridges between different worlds? What is the meaning and the role of Science Diplomacy in this complex milieu? Such are some indicative topics and questions that will be discussed during the workshop. The meeting aims to offer an open forum for all scholars interested in this growing research field, thus bringing into the dialogue multiple perspectives and different disciplines in order to promote creativity, originality, imagination and, of course, communication.
The series of workshops is devoted to Giannis Pountos, the former director of the Aegina High School, who passed away recently. Giannis Pountos was not only an exceptional teacher of Physics and a brilliant science communicator, but also a great person whose life, based on humanitarian principles, will lead us all as an eternally shining beacon.
Call for Papers:
We invite paper proposals including a title, an abstract of 300 words (max.), name, and affiliation of the author(s), as well as contact information. The presentation time will be 20 minutes with 10 additional minutes for discussion. The conference language is English. There will be a modest fee of 70 Euros for covering organizational expenses.
Please send your proposals to gvlahakis@yahoo.com by May 15, 2023. Acknowledge of acceptance by May 31, 2023.
Location:
The venue of the workshop will be the “Historical and Folk Art Museum” in the city of Aegina, a neoclassical building donated by the family of one of the most influential Greek educators P. Ireiotis during the past century. Aegina has been capital of Greece and a city of important cultural, scientific, and industrial heritage. Aegina Island is very close to Piraeus by boat (just one hour!) and an ideal place for a high quality, inexpensive summer visit.
Participants are kindly asked to make their own arrangements concerning their arrival and accommodation, but the workshop organizers will be happy to provide any necessary assistance.
Call for papers
The Municipality of Aegina,The Greek Physicists Society, The International Commission on Science and Literature DHST/IUHPST, The Science, Technology and Medicine Laboratory of the School of Humanities, Hellenic Open University, The Institute of Historical Research, National Hellenic Research Foundation, The Chair of Science, Technology and Gender Studies, Friedrich-Alexander University, and the Department of Sociology of the University of Athens organize a three-day workshop to study the Communication of Science and Literature in the multiverse. The CoSciLit workshop has already an established tradition and papers presented in it have been published in thematic volumes, e-books, international journals etc.
This year’s workshop aims to discuss various views on the role and presence of science and literature communication in a highly diversified world. Science Diplomacy is also a main subject of the workshop as it is connected with our questions for the past, the present and the future of the world in various ways.
The mainstream idea about science and technology is that they are products of rational thinking and objective study. Communication practices conforming to this idea aim at spreading the word of science across boarders as if it were neutral and cross-cultural. Recent crises, though, showed that different cultural contexts bear different worldviews not only concerning cultural and social matters, but also concerning the way they perceive, develop and apply scientific and technological knowledge. What are the implications of this realization for the communication of science and science diplomacy? How can literature help us overcome our biases and develop a favourable disposition towards cultural diversity, even in issues such as science and technology. How can literature help us discover cultural microcosms within our own world and explore their scientific potential? How can communication contribute to the decolonization of science by building bridges between different worlds? What is the meaning and the role of Science Diplomacy in this complex milieu? Such are some indicative topics and questions that will be discussed during the workshop. The meeting aims to offer an open forum for all scholars interested in this growing research field, thus bringing into the dialogue multiple perspectives and different disciplines in order to promote creativity, originality, imagination and, of course, communication.
The series of workshops is devoted to Giannis Pountos, the former director of the Aegina High School, who passed away recently. Giannis Pountos was not only an exceptional teacher of Physics and a brilliant science communicator, but also a great person whose life, based on humanitarian principles, will lead us all as an eternally shining beacon.
Call for Papers:
We invite paper proposals including a title, an abstract of 300 words (max.), name, and affiliation of the author(s), as well as contact information. The presentation time will be 20 minutes with 10 additional minutes for discussion. The conference language is English. There will be a modest fee of 70 Euros for covering organizational expenses.
Please send your proposals to gvlahakis@yahoo.com by May 15, 2023. Acknowledge of acceptance by May 31, 2023.
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The venue of the workshop will be the “Historical and Folk Art Museum” in the city of Aegina, a neoclassical building donated by the family of one of the most influential Greek educators P. Ireiotis during the past century. Aegina has been capital of Greece and a city of important cultural, scientific, and industrial heritage. Aegina Island is very close to Piraeus by boat (just one hour!) and an ideal place for a high quality, inexpensive summer visit.
Participants are kindly asked to make their own arrangements concerning their arrival and accommodation, but the workshop organizers will be happy to provide any necessary assistance.
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This workshop explores the communication of science within the politically turbulent Cold War context in Greece. Afterthe Second World War science, and especially nuclear physics and space exploration became contested battlefields between... more
This workshop explores the communication of science within the politically turbulent Cold War context in Greece. Afterthe Second World War science, and especially nuclear physics and space exploration became contested battlefields between the Cold War superpowers and their allies. In contrast to the horrors of war, new technologies that emerged from the above scientific fields promised a better and more peaceful life not only to the superpowers like the USA and the Soviet Union but to the whole world. How were all these scientific developments communicated in the politically tense Cold War Greece?
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The CoSciLit workshop is already an established part of the prestigious "Hermoupolis Seminars" that have been organized for more than 30 years every July in the Cycladic island of Syros. This year's workshop aims to cover various aspects... more
The CoSciLit workshop is already an established part of the prestigious "Hermoupolis Seminars" that have been organized for more than 30 years every July in the Cycladic island of Syros. This year's workshop aims to cover various aspects of the wide interdisciplinary area of Science Communication by promoting the dialogue of science with significant fields of the Humanities such as Philosophy and Literature. In recent years there has been a growing interest in Science Communication as it is expected to play a crucial role in shaping the responses to such important social issues as the Covid-19 pandemic and the climate crisis. The conference offers an open forum for all scholars interested in this growing research field, allowing Science Communication to take advantage of the multiple perspectives that emerge at the intersection of science, philosophy, and literature. We especially welcome contributions focusing on the role of women and femininity in the production of modern technoscientific knowledge and its philosophical implications. Call for Papers: We invite paper proposals including a title and an abstract of max. 200 words, name(s), and affiliation(s) of the author(s), as well as contact information. The presentation time will be 20 minutes with an additional time of 10 minutes for discussion. The conference language will be English.
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The International Commission on Science and Literature DHST/IUHPST, the Chair of Science, Technology and Gender Studies, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists,... more
The International Commission on Science and Literature DHST/IUHPST, the Chair of Science, Technology and Gender Studies, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists, Paderborn University, the Department of Sociology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, the postgraduate program on Science Communication of the Hellenic Open University and the Institute of Historical Research/National Hellenic Research Foundation organize an international workshop focusing on the Communication of Science, Philosophy and Literature. The CoSciLit workshop is already an established part of the prestigious “Hermoupolis Seminars” that have been organized for more than 30 years every July in the Cycladic island of Syros.
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4η Διαδικτυακή διάλεξη για τις πανδημίες στην ιστορική τους προοπτική.
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The Commission on Science and Literature DHST/IUHPST is very glad to announce a series of virtual open lectures on “Literature and the Pandemics in Historical Perspectives” to be given by distinguished scholars in the field. The third... more
The Commission on Science and Literature DHST/IUHPST is very glad to announce a series of virtual open lectures on “Literature and the Pandemics in Historical Perspectives” to be given by distinguished scholars in the field. The third lecture is as follows:
21st APRIL 14.00 UK Time (15.00 CET) (16.00 Greek Time)
Dr Lukas Engelmann, University of Edinburgh,
The Outbreak Narrative in the Science of Epidemics: Plague, AIDS and Covid-19
Dr. Lukas Engelman is a historian of medicine, Chancellor’s Fellow and Senior Lecturer in the School of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. Recently, with Dr. Christos Lynteris, he published the book Sulfuric Utopias, MIT Press, 2020.
21st APRIL 14.00 UK Time (15.00 CET) (16.00 Greek Time)
Dr Lukas Engelmann, University of Edinburgh,
The Outbreak Narrative in the Science of Epidemics: Plague, AIDS and Covid-19
Dr. Lukas Engelman is a historian of medicine, Chancellor’s Fellow and Senior Lecturer in the School of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. Recently, with Dr. Christos Lynteris, he published the book Sulfuric Utopias, MIT Press, 2020.
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Η πρώτη συζήτηση του κύκλου «Συναντήσεις Επιστήμης» του Ιδρύματος Ευγενίδου, που θα πραγματοποιηθεί διαδικτυακά την Τρίτη 30 Μαρτίου 2021 και ώρα 18:00, με θέμα «Τα Μαθηματικά και η Φυσική των Ελλήνων πριν και μετά την Επανάσταση του... more
Η πρώτη συζήτηση του κύκλου «Συναντήσεις Επιστήμης» του Ιδρύματος Ευγενίδου, που θα πραγματοποιηθεί διαδικτυακά την Τρίτη 30 Μαρτίου 2021 και ώρα 18:00, με θέμα «Τα Μαθηματικά και η Φυσική των Ελλήνων πριν και μετά την Επανάσταση του 1821», θα ξετυλίξει την ιστορία των Μαθηματικών και της Φυσικής, από την πτώση της Κωνσταντινούπολης μέχρι την ίδρυση του Αστεροσκοπείου Αθηνών, του πρώτου ερευνητικού ιδρύματος του νεοσύστατου ελληνικού κράτους, το 1842.
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A virtual lecture by Prof. Chelsea Harry on 7th April 2021 17.00 UTC (19.00 Greek Time)
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Second Virtual Lecture on the pandemics in a historical perspective organized by the Commission on "science and Literature" DHST/IUHPST and the M.Sc. Program on "science Communication", Hellenic Open University.
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Οι Θεματικές Ενότητες ΕΛΠ22 και ΕΕΠ11 των προγραμμάτων «Ελληνικός Πολιτισμός» και «Επικοινωνία της Επιστήμης» αντίστοιχα, συμμετέχοντας στον εορτασμό για τα 200 χρόνια της Ελληνικής Επανάστασης, συνδιοργανώνουν μια σειρά διαλέξεων... more
Οι Θεματικές Ενότητες ΕΛΠ22 και ΕΕΠ11 των προγραμμάτων «Ελληνικός Πολιτισμός» και «Επικοινωνία της Επιστήμης» αντίστοιχα, συμμετέχοντας στον εορτασμό για τα 200 χρόνια της Ελληνικής Επανάστασης, συνδιοργανώνουν μια σειρά διαλέξεων αφιερωμένων στο πνευματικό κίνημα που προετοίμασε το Γένος για την κορυφαία στιγμή της νεώτερης Ιστορίας του ελληνισμού. Οι διαλέξεις θα πραγματοποιούνται δύο φορές το μήνα και προσκεκλημένοι ομιλητές θα είναι κορυφαίοι ερευνητές της περιόδου του Νεοελληνικού Διαφωτισμού, με σκοπό να δώσουν με σαφή, έγκυρο και συγχρόνως εύληπτο τρόπο ένα πανόραμα της επιστημονικής και φιλοσοφικής σκέψης και της Παιδείας γενικότερα που αναπτύχθηκε στον ελληνόφωνο κόσμο κατά τον 18 ο και τις αρχές του 19 ου αιώνα.
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The Commission on Science and Literature DHST/IUHPST is very glad to announce a series of virtual open lectures on “Literature and the Pandemics in Historical Perspectives” to be given by distinguished scholars in the field.
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Όθεν αφορώντας ο σκοπός μου εις το να ωφελήσω το γένος μου… (Ρήγας) Διαδικτυακές διαλέξεις για το Νεοελληνικό Διαφωτισμό Οι Θεματικές Ενότητες ΕΛΠ22 και ΕΕΠ11 των προγραμμάτων «Ελληνικός Πολιτισμός» και «Επικοινωνία της Επιστήμης»... more
Όθεν αφορώντας ο σκοπός μου εις το να ωφελήσω το γένος μου… (Ρήγας) Διαδικτυακές διαλέξεις για το Νεοελληνικό Διαφωτισμό Οι Θεματικές Ενότητες ΕΛΠ22 και ΕΕΠ11 των προγραμμάτων «Ελληνικός Πολιτισμός» και «Επικοινωνία της Επιστήμης» αντίστοιχα, συμμετέχοντας στον εορτασμό για τα 200 χρόνια της Ελληνικής Επανάστασης, συνδιοργανώνουν μια σειρά διαλέξεων αφιερωμένων στο πνευματικό κίνημα που προετοίμασε το Γένος για την κορυφαία στιγμή της νεώτερης Ιστορίας του ελληνισμού. Οι διαλέξεις θα πραγματοποιούνται δύο φορές το μήνα και προσκεκλημένοι ομιλητές θα είναι κορυφαίοι ερευνητές της περιόδου του Νεοελληνικού Διαφωτισμού, με σκοπό να δώσουν με σαφή, έγκυρο και συγχρόνως εύληπτο τρόπο ένα πανόραμα της επιστημονικής και φιλοσοφικής σκέψης και της Παιδείας γενικότερα που αναπτύχθηκε στον ελληνόφωνο κόσμο κατά τον 18 ο και τις αρχές του 19 ου αιώνα.
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Όθεν αφορώντας ο σκοπός μου εις το να ωφελήσω το γένος μου… (Ρήγας) Διαδικτυακές διαλέξεις για το Νεοελληνικό Διαφωτισμό Οι Θεματικές Ενότητες ΕΛΠ22 και ΕΕΠ11 των προγραμμάτων «Ελληνικός Πολιτισμός» και «Επικοινωνία της Επιστήμης»... more
Όθεν αφορώντας ο σκοπός μου εις το να ωφελήσω το γένος μου… (Ρήγας) Διαδικτυακές διαλέξεις για το Νεοελληνικό Διαφωτισμό Οι Θεματικές Ενότητες ΕΛΠ22 και ΕΕΠ11 των προγραμμάτων «Ελληνικός Πολιτισμός» και «Επικοινωνία της Επιστήμης» αντίστοιχα, συμμετέχοντας στον εορτασμό για τα 200 χρόνια της Ελληνικής Επανάστασης, συνδιοργανώνουν μια σειρά διαλέξεων αφιερωμένων στο πνευματικό κίνημα που προετοίμασε το Γένος για την κορυφαία στιγμή της νεώτερης Ιστορίας του ελληνισμού. Οι διαλέξεις θα πραγματοποιούνται δύο φορές το μήνα και προσκεκλημένοι ομιλητές θα είναι κορυφαίοι ερευνητές της περιόδου του Νεοελληνικού Διαφωτισμού, με σκοπό να δώσουν με σαφή, έγκυρο και συγχρόνως εύληπτο τρόπο ένα πανόραμα της επιστημονικής και φιλοσοφικής σκέψης και της Παιδείας γενικότερα που αναπτύχθηκε στον ελληνόφωνο κόσμο κατά τον 18 ο και τις αρχές του 19 ου αιώνα.
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Call for Papers for the 26th International Congress DHST/IUHPST symposia by the Science & Literature Commission and the Scientific Instruments Commission
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The second call for papers of the 4th International Conference on science and Literature
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The Call for papers for the 5th International Workshop on Science, Literature and Philosophy, Syros Island 14-16 July 2020.
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The program of the workshop "Die deutsch-griechischen Verflechtungen zur Zeit König Ottos", 8-10 November 2019,
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The program of the international symposium on Turkish historian of science Fuat Sezgin, 13-15 June 2019, Istanbul, Turkey
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The program of the 13th Conference of the SLSAeu in Athens, 25-28 June 2019!
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The program of a COngress organized in Athens for the 80 years of the Spanish Civil War
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The SLSAeu Conference 2019 is centered on SpaceTime, a theme open to various multidisciplinary approaches from scientific, literary and artistic perspectives. The notions of space and time separately or as unique entity govern our lives... more
The SLSAeu Conference 2019 is centered on SpaceTime, a theme open to various multidisciplinary approaches from scientific, literary and artistic perspectives. The notions of space and time separately or as unique entity govern our lives throughout the history of the Universe. We thought that SpaceTime would be a suitable theme for the SLSAeu conference in Greece, the place where not only theoretical and philosophical studies on space time have appeared since the antiquity but also reliable instruments for their measurements. Since 1908 the relativistic concept of spacetime sets a new theoretical framework drawing new boundaries that are at odds with previous epistemic and semiotic differentiations. It proposes the conceptual reorganization of space and time as they fuse together to a four dimensional spacetime continuum. Temporality and spatiality are also key concepts for narrativity, but what do we know about the cultural imaginations of spatiotemporality? What are the intrinsic cognitive, epistemic, cultural semiotic, pragmatic or narratological implications of rethinking space as interwoven with time? What about the implications of central concepts of proper time, individual worldlines or the relativity of simultaneity for the narrative organisation of temporality? What about the organisation of narrative spacetime configurations, when spacetime ceases to be a stage for actors on it, but behaves itself like an actor, i. e. in general relativity theory? Furthermore we hope that space, time and spacetime will be examined in this conference also from views other than those prevailing in the western civilization. The SLSAeu 2019 Conference will be followed by a workshop on history of science, philosophy and literature with the theme " Travels and Travelers " which will take place at Hermoupolis, Syros Island, 1-3 July 2019. More details on the workshop will be circulated until 31 st December 2018. Streams This conference invites participants to approach the notions of space, time and spacetime from a variety of perspectives, including but not limited to specific disciplines/fields or genres: history of Science and scientific instruments,
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ΗΜΕΡΙΔΑ: «Το επιστημονικό και φιλοσοφικό έργο του Βενιαμίν Λεσβίου και η διαχρονική του αξία» Το απόγευμα του Σαββάτου στις 15 Σεπτεμβρίου 2018, θα πραγματοποιηθεί στη Λέσχη Πλωμαρίου «Βενιαμίν ο Λέσβιος» επιστημονική ημερίδα στο πλαίσιο... more
ΗΜΕΡΙΔΑ: «Το επιστημονικό και φιλοσοφικό έργο του Βενιαμίν Λεσβίου και η διαχρονική του αξία» Το απόγευμα του Σαββάτου στις 15 Σεπτεμβρίου 2018, θα πραγματοποιηθεί στη Λέσχη Πλωμαρίου «Βενιαμίν ο Λέσβιος» επιστημονική ημερίδα στο πλαίσιο των εκδηλώσεων για τα 140 χρόνια από την ίδρυση της Λέσχης Πλωμαρίου. Η ημερίδα επικεντρώνεται στο «Επιστημονικό και φιλοσοφικό έργο του Βενιαμίν Λεσβίου και την διαχρονική του αξία». Η Λέσχη Πλωμαρίου στα 140στά γενέθλιά της τιμά τον καθηγητή και φιλόσοφο Βενιαμίν τον Λέσβιο, που στο όνομά του το Πλωμάρι εμπιστεύτηκε το «Αναγνωστήριό» του και ένα από τα πολιτιστικά του ιδρύματα, τη Λέσχη Πλωμαρίου. Η ημερίδα που διοργανώνεται έχει σκοπό να κάνει ευρύτερα γνωστά τα πιο πρόσφατα ερευνητικά συμπεράσματα εργασιών σχετικών με το επιστημονικό έργο του Βενιαμίν • να δείξει ότι οι θεωρίες του Βενιαμίν έχουν παγκόσμια πρωτιά και πρωτοτυπία και σαν τέτοιες αποτελούν μια τεράστια εθνική επιστημονική κληρονομιά που πρέπει να αναδειχθεί σ' όλο το εύρος της.
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The program of the XXXVII Symposium of the scientific Instruments Commission/ IUHST, The Netherlands, 2018
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The workshop “Religion and Technology – Dictionary of Technology as a Case Study” is one of the activities in the frame of the long-term project “Science and Orthodoxy around the World” in which more than 50 specialists from 15 countries... more
The workshop “Religion and Technology – Dictionary of Technology as a Case Study” is one of the activities in the frame of the long-term project “Science and Orthodoxy around the World” in which more than 50 specialists from 15 countries participate. It is dedicated to exploration of the general relation between religion and science, that is, theology and technology. Historically and conceptually interesting phenomenon of Dictionary of Technology, which is a subject of the increasing
theoretical interest (two scientific conferences, two proceedings, one scientific exhibition, one semester university course…), provides a template for this discussion.
The theme of theological and technological discourse permeating would be considered in the optics of one specific historical and creative moment. The text published byAleksandra Stevanovic in issue 15(2018) of the journal Church Studies titled "Theology of Dictionary of Technology" serves as an impulse for the discussion. We believe that all this may trigger an open, creative dialogue and a critical consideration of the science–religion relation which determines contemporary culture in many ways.
theoretical interest (two scientific conferences, two proceedings, one scientific exhibition, one semester university course…), provides a template for this discussion.
The theme of theological and technological discourse permeating would be considered in the optics of one specific historical and creative moment. The text published byAleksandra Stevanovic in issue 15(2018) of the journal Church Studies titled "Theology of Dictionary of Technology" serves as an impulse for the discussion. We believe that all this may trigger an open, creative dialogue and a critical consideration of the science–religion relation which determines contemporary culture in many ways.
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The program of the 11th International Panioanian Conference, 21-25 May 2018, Cephallonia, Greece
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Poster of the 3rd International Workshop "Women in the history of Science, Philosophy and Literature"
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H σχέση μεταξύ επιστήμης και θρησκείας απασχολεί τους στοχαστές ήδη από την πρώτη εμφάνιση της φιλοσοφικής σκέψης στην αρχαία Ελλάδα. Ωστόσο φαίνεται ότι τους τελευταίους δύο αιώνες ο σχετικός προβληματισμός διατυπώνεται σε μία πιο... more
H σχέση μεταξύ επιστήμης και θρησκείας απασχολεί τους στοχαστές ήδη από την πρώτη εμφάνιση της φιλοσοφικής σκέψης στην αρχαία Ελλάδα. Ωστόσο φαίνεται ότι τους τελευταίους δύο αιώνες ο σχετικός προβληματισμός διατυπώνεται σε μία πιο συστηματική βάση, ιδιαίτερα μετά την επικράτηση της λεγόμενης επιστημονικής επανάστασης και της διαφαινόμενης κυριαρχίας του ορθού λόγου έναντι της μεταφυσικής. Τελικά, όπως συνήθως συμβαίνει, διαπιστώνεται ότι αν εξαιρέσει κανείς ακραίες φωνές ένθεν και ένθεν η επιστήμη και η θρησκεία βρίσκονται σε ένα διαρκή και γόνιμο διάλογο. Έναν διάλογο που φαίνεται να κορυφώνεται εντός του Ορθόδοξου χριστιανικού κόσμου, ο οποίος πάντα χαρακτηρίζεται από μία πιο ευρεία και ανοιχτή προσέγγιση της επιστήμης και της καινοτομίας σε σχέση με τα άλλα χριστιανικά δόγματα. Στο πνεύμα αυτό διοργανώνουμε στο πλαίσιο του 17 ου Πανελλήνιου Συνεδρίου της ΕΕΦ ειδική συνεδρία με θέμα: «Φυσική και Θρησκεία» Θα παρουσιαστούν εισηγήσεις από ειδικούς, θεολόγους και επιστήμονες φυσικών επιστημών, οι οποίοι θα καταθέσουν ενδιαφέρουσες απόψεις για τη σχέση μεταξύ αυτών των δύο κορυφαίων πεδίων και ιδιαίτερα θα εστιάσουν στη συμβολή της Φυσικής στη διαμόρφωση αυτής της σχέσης, τόσο με αναφορές σε ιστορικά γεγονότα όσο και με διερεύνηση στοιχείων από τη σύγχρονη Φυσική. Ιδιαίτερα τιμά το συνέδριό μας η παρουσία και η προσκεκλημένη ομιλία του π. Ειρηναίου Δεληδήμου, ενός κληρικού που εδώ και δεκαετίες προάγει τον διάλογο μεταξύ των δύο πεδίων. Η Επιστημονική Επιτροπή καλεί τους συναδέλφους να υποβάλουν σχετικές εργασίες προς κρίση. Εκτός από τα πρακτικά του Συνεδρίου θα εκδοθεί ειδικός τόμος με τα σχετικά κείμενα που θα υποβληθούν μετά από κρίση.
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The first call for papers of the 3rd International Conference on Science and Literature, Paris, 2-4 July 2018
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Although oceanography in Greece reached international standards only recently, it has its origins as an independent scientific practice in the late 19th century due to the work of Andreas Miaoulis, a brilliant officer of the Hellenic Navy... more
Although oceanography in Greece reached international standards only recently, it has its origins as an independent scientific practice in the late 19th century due to the work of Andreas Miaoulis, a brilliant officer of the Hellenic Navy who cooperated with the English admiral Arthur Mansel for the solution of the Euripus problem. During the early 20th century oceanographic studies took a more systematic character under the supervision of the Hellenic Thalassographic Committee and several reports and books were published before World War II, which interrupted the evolution of oceanography in Greece.
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Among the schools for the orthodox citizens of Istanbul still working today the most famous is the Great School of Nation (Fener Rum Erkek Lisesi). The School was founded in 1454, immediately after the conquest by Ottoman, and it operates... more
Among the schools for the orthodox citizens of Istanbul still working today the most famous is the Great School of Nation (Fener Rum Erkek Lisesi). The School was founded in 1454, immediately after the conquest by Ottoman, and it operates almost unstoppably till today.. The advent of the ideas of enlightenment in the Greek community of Istanbul at the beginning of 19th century caused a gradual turn to science courses. Experimental physics was taught sporadically during the first half of the century and it was introduced permanently in the curriculum not earlier than 1850. From 1865 to 1883 the physics laboratory of the School met an unprecedented development arriving from zero to a collection of more than 300 devices and instruments. The procurement of the instruments was done in four phases and was a result of donations (in stock or cash) and purchases of used instruments. The construction of the impressive building of the school and its permanent establishment there in 1883 really boosted the laboratory since not only had a specially designed room and shelving for instruments of each branch of physics but was accompanied by a wave of donations. Most of the instruments were constructed in France, as most instruments of Greek schools of this era. At the first quarter of the 20th century the School purchased instruments from Max Kohl and later from CENCO, but these are out of the scope of this paper, which will present how the collection evolved during 19th century and some of the most spectacular instruments of it.
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An introduction to the special issue of Almagest on Science and Imagination
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This paper gives an idea about the political and ideological views of Jules Verne based mostly on his book L'Ile a Helice.
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This essay offers an overview of the history of the relations between science and Eastern Christianity based on Greek-language sources. The civilizations concerned are the Byzantine Empire, the Christian Orthodox communities of the... more
This essay offers an overview of the history of the relations between science and Eastern Christianity based on Greek-language sources. The civilizations concerned are the Byzantine Empire, the Christian Orthodox communities of the Ottoman Empire, and modern Greece, as a case study of a national state. Beginning with the Greek Church Fathers, the essay investigates the ideas of theologians and scholars on nature. Neoplatonism, the theological debates of Iconoclasm and Hesychasm, the proposed union of the Eastern and Western Churches, and the complex relations with the Hellenic past all had notable impacts on the conception of science held by the Byzantine Orthodox. From the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries, the Christian Orthodox world did not actively participate in the making of the new science that was developing in modern Europe. It had to deal with the assimilation of scientific ideas produced by Western Christianity, and its main concern was the “legitimacy” of knowledge that did not originate directly from its own spiritual tradition. Finally, with regard to the Greek state, beyond the specific points of contact between the sciences and Orthodox Christianity—pertaining, for example, to materialism, evolution, and the calendar—the essay presents the constant background engagement with religion visible in most public pronouncements of scientists and intellectuals.
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In his 40-year quest for a sociology of practice, Pierre Bourdieu developed a panoply of analytical tools which he applied to areas of study as diverse as French academia, Algerian peasant life, education, and art. Throughout his career,... more
In his 40-year quest for a sociology of practice, Pierre Bourdieu developed a panoply of analytical tools which he applied to areas of study as diverse as French academia, Algerian peasant life, education, and art. Throughout his career, he continuously added, revisited, and redefined central analytical concepts.1 Moreover, Bourdieu was insistent, and proved by example, that theory should engage with, and follow from, applied enquiry. Nevertheless, few historical or sociological studies of science have drawn upon his theories.2 This chapter uses the concepts of ‘fields’ and types of ‘capital’ to describe the function of family in Greek scientific life during the nineteenth century.3
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Apercu de l'etat de la pensee scientifique grecque au 19e siecle et reflexions sur les differences et similarites politiques, sociales, economiques et meme religieuses qui existaient entre les idees philosophiques et scientifiques... more
Apercu de l'etat de la pensee scientifique grecque au 19e siecle et reflexions sur les differences et similarites politiques, sociales, economiques et meme religieuses qui existaient entre les idees philosophiques et scientifiques d'Europe Centrale et en Grande-Bretagne, et la peripherie (Scandinavie, peninsule iberique, Europe du Sud-Est).
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Die vorliegende Arbeit analysiert Ansichten griechischer Physiker zur Atomenergie und deren mogliche Anwendung nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg, insbesondere wahrend des Kalten Kriegs. Einerseits werden Ansichten von Physik- Professoren... more
Die vorliegende Arbeit analysiert Ansichten griechischer Physiker zur Atomenergie und deren mogliche Anwendung nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg, insbesondere wahrend des Kalten Kriegs. Einerseits werden Ansichten von Physik- Professoren griechischer Universitaten prasentiert – beispielsweise von Dimitrios Hondros, der Student von Arnold Sommerfeld und Mitarbeiter von Peter Debye in Munchen war, und andererseits wird die Politik der griechischen Regierung fur die Etablierung eines Forschungsinstitutes diskutiert, das der Entwicklung der Atomenergie dienen sollte; ebenfalls wird eine offentliche Meinungsumfrage zu diesen Thema, die in den Tageszeitungen der damaligen Zeit prasentiert wurde, diskutiert.
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title RIASSUNTO /title Questo lavoro analizza il graduale sviluppo degli studi elettrologici in Grecia durante il XVIII secolo. Bench le ricerche sui fenomeni elettrici non avessero lo stesso grado di dignit di quelle sulla meccanica,... more
title RIASSUNTO /title Questo lavoro analizza il graduale sviluppo degli studi elettrologici in Grecia durante il XVIII secolo. Bench le ricerche sui fenomeni elettrici non avessero lo stesso grado di dignit di quelle sulla meccanica, documentabile come nei loro confronti ci sia stato un crescente interesse in ambito scientifico. L'articolo espone le diverse interpretazioni sulla natura dell'elettricit proposte dagli studiosi greci, cercando di metterne in evidenza il carattere marcatamente sperimentale, carattere ben riscontrabile anche nei testi del primo periodo del Rinascimento neoellenico (ovvero fino al 1800). Diversamente in altri ambiti di ricerca, come la meccanica, l'ottica e lo studio dei fenomeni termici, furono sviluppate trattazioni sia teoriche che sperimentali.
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... In closing this short introduction, we would like to express our deepest acknowledgment to Mark Largent, series editor, for his invaluable assistance in preparing this book. Without his comments, proposals, and patience this book... more
... In closing this short introduction, we would like to express our deepest acknowledgment to Mark Largent, series editor, for his invaluable assistance in preparing this book. Without his comments, proposals, and patience this book would never have been completed. ...
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During the 19th century a number of elementary and high schools were established for the need of the Greek community of Istanbul. Among the courses included in the curricula were those concerning the scientific study of Nature like... more
During the 19th century a number of elementary and high schools were established for the need of the Greek community of Istanbul. Among the courses included in the curricula were those concerning the scientific study of Nature like Botany, Chemistry and Physics. In the present study we attempt to give a thorough description of the educational material used in these schools for the study of natural sciences with an emphasis in Physics. Especially we shall discuss the books used as course books as well as their probable sources. Furthermore we shall try to make a comparison with the relevant situation in the Greek state and the Ottoman Empire, where modern physics had been already introduced through textbooks based on Ganot’s treatise on Physics. The results of our research will give for the first time a picture of the way Greek students in the 19th century Istanbul received their basic knowledge about Physics.
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... Shinas described 9 Hermes the Scholar, 1811, p. 8. 10 ELENI D. BELIA, The scholar brothersDimitrios and Michail Georgiou Shinas, Mnemo-syne, 2, 1968-69, pp. 174-218 (in Greek). " Ibid., note 9, p. 181. Page 6. two variations of... more
... Shinas described 9 Hermes the Scholar, 1811, p. 8. 10 ELENI D. BELIA, The scholar brothersDimitrios and Michail Georgiou Shinas, Mnemo-syne, 2, 1968-69, pp. 174-218 (in Greek). " Ibid., note 9, p. 181. Page 6. two variations of this experiment. ...
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In the preface of one of the best books in the history of meteorology, namely
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ABSTRACT Sea Surface Temperature (SST) is a critical factor in the assessment of the climatic structure of a coastal region affected mainly by air temperature (AT). A regionalization of the Aegean Sea based on SST values measured at... more
ABSTRACT Sea Surface Temperature (SST) is a critical factor in the assessment of the climatic structure of a coastal region affected mainly by air temperature (AT). A regionalization of the Aegean Sea based on SST values measured at twenty-one representative stations is presented using a widely accepted clustering method. With this method, the Aegean Sea is divided into sub-regions with similar characteristics, on a seasonal basis.Principal Component Analysis (PCA) shows that SSTs oscillate simultaneously in the Aegean Sea and that the major part of the variance is concentrated in the first mode. Spectral analysis shows a high concentration of energy for periods of one year, as is expected. When the annual oscillation is filtered, two secondary peaks can be distinguished, one representing periods from two to three years and another representing periods from three to five years. The first peak is caused by the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation (QBO) and the second as a result of the Southern Oscillation (SO).Interannual variability of the SSTs, although present in the overall signal, seems to be low compared with the strong annual period signal.
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RIASSUNTO Questo lavoro analizza l'introduzione e lo sviluppo della chimica in Grecia tra il XVIII secolo e i primi decenni del XIX. Dapprima si mostra il momento nel quale la chimica non venne piu considerata parte della fisica e si... more
RIASSUNTO Questo lavoro analizza l'introduzione e lo sviluppo della chimica in Grecia tra il XVIII secolo e i primi decenni del XIX. Dapprima si mostra il momento nel quale la chimica non venne piu considerata parte della fisica e si affermo come scienza autonoma. Quindi si presentano i libri che vennero dedicati alla chimica e li si compara con alcuni importanti testi europei. Infine si traccia un bilancio di tale processo di affermazione del pensiero chimico moderno in Grecia.
... Shinas described 9 Hermes the Scholar, 1811, p. 8. 10 ELENI D. BELIA, The scholar brothersDimitrios and Michail Georgiou Shinas, Mnemo-syne, 2, 1968-69, pp. 174-218 (in Greek). " Ibid., note 9, p. 181. Page 6. two variations of... more
... Shinas described 9 Hermes the Scholar, 1811, p. 8. 10 ELENI D. BELIA, The scholar brothersDimitrios and Michail Georgiou Shinas, Mnemo-syne, 2, 1968-69, pp. 174-218 (in Greek). " Ibid., note 9, p. 181. Page 6. two variations of this experiment. ...
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... Almost a quarter of the century later this discussion came to the fore again, although in a more moderate form as the title of K. Koenke's paper The careful use of comics indicates [26]. ... Rajka Jurdana and Prof. Erik... more
... Almost a quarter of the century later this discussion came to the fore again, although in a more moderate form as the title of K. Koenke's paper The careful use of comics indicates [26]. ... Rajka Jurdana and Prof. Erik Johansson for their kind invitation. ...
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... 691, Vatopaidi monastery referenced by i. Karas in Karas i., (1993), Γερμανικές επιδράσεις στη σκέψη των χρόνων της νεοελληνικής αναγέννησης. Στέφανος Δούγκαςή περί φυσικής φιλοσοφίας. ... iliou, P. (1985), «Η σιωπή για τον... more
... 691, Vatopaidi monastery referenced by i. Karas in Karas i., (1993), Γερμανικές επιδράσεις στη σκέψη των χρόνων της νεοελληνικής αναγέννησης. Στέφανος Δούγκαςή περί φυσικής φιλοσοφίας. ... iliou, P. (1985), «Η σιωπή για τον Χριστόδουλο Παμπλέκη», Istorika 4: 387-404. ...
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This paper gives an idea about the political and ideological views of Jules Verne based mostly on his book L'Ile a Helice.
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Among the schools for the orthodox citizens of Istanbul still working today the most famous is the Great School of Nation (Fener Rum Erkek Lisesi). The School was founded in 1454, immediately after the conquest by Ottoman, and it... more
Among the schools for the orthodox citizens of Istanbul still working today the most famous is the Great School of Nation (Fener Rum Erkek Lisesi).
The School was founded in 1454, immediately after the conquest by Ottoman, and it operates almost unstoppably till today.. The advent of the ideas of enlightenment in the Greek community of Istanbul at the beginning of 19th century caused a gradual turn to science courses. Experimental physics was taught sporadically during the first half of the century and it was introduced permanently in the curriculum not earlier than 1850.
From 1865 to 1883 the physics laboratory of the School met an unprecedented development arriving from zero to a collection of more than 300 devices and instruments. The procurement of the instruments was done in four phases and was a result of donations (in stock or cash) and purchases of used instruments. The construction of the impressive building of the school and its permanent establishment there in 1883 really boosted the laboratory since not only had a specially designed room and shelving for instruments of each branch of physics but was accompanied by a wave of donations. Most of the instruments were constructed in France, as most instruments of Greek schools of this era. At the first quarter of the 20th century the School purchased instruments from Max Kohl and later from CENCO, but these are out of the scope of this paper, which will present how the collection evolved during 19th century and some of the most spectacular instruments of it.
The School was founded in 1454, immediately after the conquest by Ottoman, and it operates almost unstoppably till today.. The advent of the ideas of enlightenment in the Greek community of Istanbul at the beginning of 19th century caused a gradual turn to science courses. Experimental physics was taught sporadically during the first half of the century and it was introduced permanently in the curriculum not earlier than 1850.
From 1865 to 1883 the physics laboratory of the School met an unprecedented development arriving from zero to a collection of more than 300 devices and instruments. The procurement of the instruments was done in four phases and was a result of donations (in stock or cash) and purchases of used instruments. The construction of the impressive building of the school and its permanent establishment there in 1883 really boosted the laboratory since not only had a specially designed room and shelving for instruments of each branch of physics but was accompanied by a wave of donations. Most of the instruments were constructed in France, as most instruments of Greek schools of this era. At the first quarter of the 20th century the School purchased instruments from Max Kohl and later from CENCO, but these are out of the scope of this paper, which will present how the collection evolved during 19th century and some of the most spectacular instruments of it.
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An introduction to the special issue of Almagest on Science and Imagination
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İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Bilim Tarihi Bölümü tarafından yayımlanan Osmanlı Bilimi Araştırmaları dergisinin (EBSCOhost, Ulakbim), Aralık 2018 sayısı, Birinci Dünya Savaşı'nın sonlanmasının 100. yılı anısına, Özel Sayı... more
İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Bilim Tarihi Bölümü tarafından yayımlanan Osmanlı Bilimi Araştırmaları dergisinin (EBSCOhost, Ulakbim), Aralık 2018 sayısı, Birinci Dünya Savaşı'nın sonlanmasının 100. yılı anısına, Özel Sayı olarak yayımlanacaktır. Özel sayının teması, SAVAŞ VE BİLİM olarak seçilmiştir. Bu sayıda yayımlanacak makalelerin konusu Birinci Dünya Savaşı ile sınırlı değildir. Osmanlı İmparatorluğu, Milli Mücadele dönemi yanında, İkinci Dünya Savaşı ve Soğuk Savaş gibi Türkiye topraklarında önemli etkileri olmuş savaş dönemlerindeki bilimsel araştırmalar ve mühendislik çalışmaları, savaş teknolojisi ve silahlar (geleneksel ve modern), savaş alanındaki bilim insanları, bilimsel keşif ve buluşlarla savaşlar arasındaki karşılıklı etkileşim, savaş alanında tıbbi uygulamalar, eczacılık ve sağlık hizmetleri, savaş dönemlerinde hastaneler, orduların bilimsel bilgi aktarımındaki rolü ve ilgili diğer konular incelenecektir. Bu özel sayıya sunulacak makaleler 15 Eylül 2018 tarihine kadar http://dergipark.gov.tr/iuoba adresinden DergiPark sistemine yüklenmelidir. Yazarın ismi gizli tutularak iki hakeme gönderilen her makale, değerlendirme sonrasında elektronik ve basılı kopya olarak yayımlanacaktır. Derginin Yayın İlkeleri ve Yazım Kuralları aynı adreste yer almaktadır. WAR and SCIENCE, Studies in Ottoman Science, Special issue (December 2018) The journal Osmanlı Bilimi Araştırmaları / Studies in Ottoman Science (EBSCOhost, Ulakbim) published by Istanbul University, Faculty of Letters, Department of History of Science, is projecting to publish a special issue to commemorate the centenary of the ending of the First World War. The special issue will both be published on line and as hard copy in December 2018. The theme of the special issue is WAR AND SCIENCE, but topics under study will not be restricted to World War I. The scientific activities, engineering work, war technology, weapons (both traditional and modern), scientists on the theater of war and backstage; the mutual interaction between wars and scientific discoveries, relative technical inventions and innovations; medical and pharmaceutical practices and health services on the battlefield, hospitals at wartime, the role of armies and military personnel in the transmission of scientific and technical knowledge and related topics will be welcomed. The periods under study will cover the military conflicts experienced during the Ottoman Empire, the Turkish War of Independence, as well as the Second World War and the Cold War, which all had significant social and scientific effects on Turkey. Authors are kindly invited to submit their proposal to the journal through DergiPark (http://dergipark.gov.tr/iuoba) on 15 September 2018 at the latest. Articles will go through a double-blind peer-review process. Editorial principles and the manual of style are available at the same address.
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REFERENCES TO KORAIS AND HIS WORK IN THE ANGLO-SAXON WORLDThis paper presents some of the most significant references to Adamantios Korais in the Anglo-Saxon world of the late 18th century and the 19th. Through these references, readers... more
REFERENCES TO KORAIS AND HIS WORK IN THE ANGLO-SAXON WORLDThis paper presents some of the most significant references to Adamantios Korais in the Anglo-Saxon world of the late 18th century and the 19th. Through these references, readers may garner a view of the image that Western scholars had of the intellectual movement in Greece before the revolution of 1821, as well as gaining an idea of the opinion of Anglo-Saxon scholarly circles about Korais and his work. This evidence is of some importance because it gives us a more complete picture of the status Greek scholars in general and Korais in particular held outside of the Greek-speaking world of the period.
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The Greek schools operating in Istanbul date back to the 19 th century. These schools have noteworthy collections of old scientific instruments that were used in teaching experimental physics. Amongst them, more outstanding are the... more
The Greek schools operating in Istanbul date back to the 19 th century. These schools have noteworthy collections of old scientific instruments that were used in teaching experimental physics. Amongst them, more outstanding are the scientific instruments used in demonstrating electrostatics. This paper briefly presents the equipment, focuses on exceptional scientific instruments and attempts to illuminate certain aspects in teaching the natural sciences.
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During the 1960s tourists from the West started to discover the Greek "couleur locale" including the triptych Sun, Sea and Souvlaki on the islands of the Aegean Archipelago. From these three famous S the first two have been present in the... more
During the 1960s tourists from the West started to discover the Greek "couleur locale" including the triptych Sun, Sea and Souvlaki on the islands of the Aegean Archipelago. From these three famous S the first two have been present in the region since the antiquity and the third was a food invention of the twentieth century, the Greek version of what it is called fast (and cheap) food. The climatic studies, by foreign and Greek scientists, which started in a professional level since the mid-19th century have proved, beyond any question, that the prevailing weather in the Southern Balkan Peninsula has not changed significantly for about forty centuries, despite the fluctuations which have been appeared in certain periods. In our paper we aim to discuss the connection between food and weather in the Greek speaking lands during three distinctive periods: the antiquity, the Byzantium and the period of contemporary Hellenism until the 1970s. Since this decade, other cultural, political and social parameters have altered significantly the dietary habits of the Greeks, though in some extent, especially in the countryside and the lower social classes, these changes are not so marked as in the urban centres and the middle and upper classes. Our presentation will be based on visual and textual data, like representations in pottery and paintings and narratives in prose or poems. It is our scope to examine whether or not under relatively stable weather conditions, which undoubtedly are a very important factor for the formation of a general national identity, food could be used as a tracer to investigate the so called "fine structure phenomena" like the identities of certain social groups and certain local populations. Finally, having used Greece as a case study we may propose a theoretical scheme for the use of food as a climate indicator.
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Η ευρωπαϊκή φυσική φιλοσοφία από τον 18ο αιώνα σταδιακά διαμορφώνει μία παράδοση μετάβασης της μελέτης του καιρού και του κλίματος από μία εμπειρική πρακτική σε ένα νέο επιστημονικό πεδίο. Καθώς το πείραμα έχει λάβει κυρίαρχη θέση στον... more
Η ευρωπαϊκή φυσική φιλοσοφία από τον 18ο αιώνα σταδιακά διαμορφώνει μία παράδοση μετάβασης της μελέτης του καιρού και του κλίματος από μία εμπειρική πρακτική σε ένα νέο επιστημονικό πεδίο. Καθώς το πείραμα έχει λάβει κυρίαρχη θέση στον τρόπο εξέτασης των φυσικών φαινομένων αυτό που επιχειρείται στην περίπτωση του καιρού και του κλίματος είναι η συστηματική παρατήρηση, η καταγραφή στοιχείων, η σύσταση μεγάλων χρονοσειρών και η στατιστική επεξεργασία τους με βάση κυρίως την αγγλοσαξωνική παράδοση στην εξελιγμένη αριστοτελική επαγωγή.
Το ενδιαφέρον για τον καιρό και το κλίμα είχε βέβαια ενισχυθεί εκείνη την περίοδο και λόγω των συντελούμενων κοινωνικών μεταβολών όπως η αστικοποίηση.
Όπως συνέβη και με άλλες πτυχές της φυσικής φιλοσοφίας κατά την περίοδο του Διαφωτισμού και στη συνέχεια, και αυτό το ενδιαφέρον γνωστοποιείται στον ελληνόφωνο κόσμο της εποχής και γίνεται μία προσπάθεια υιοθέτησης του.
Ακριβώς αυτή την προσπάθεια θα γίνει απόπειρα να περιγράψουμε στην ανακόινωση αυτή και παράλληλα να συζητήσουμε στο βαθμό που αυτό είναι δυνατόν το θεωρητικό πλαίσιο στο οποίο εντάσσεται
Το ενδιαφέρον για τον καιρό και το κλίμα είχε βέβαια ενισχυθεί εκείνη την περίοδο και λόγω των συντελούμενων κοινωνικών μεταβολών όπως η αστικοποίηση.
Όπως συνέβη και με άλλες πτυχές της φυσικής φιλοσοφίας κατά την περίοδο του Διαφωτισμού και στη συνέχεια, και αυτό το ενδιαφέρον γνωστοποιείται στον ελληνόφωνο κόσμο της εποχής και γίνεται μία προσπάθεια υιοθέτησης του.
Ακριβώς αυτή την προσπάθεια θα γίνει απόπειρα να περιγράψουμε στην ανακόινωση αυτή και παράλληλα να συζητήσουμε στο βαθμό που αυτό είναι δυνατόν το θεωρητικό πλαίσιο στο οποίο εντάσσεται
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After the establishment of the independent Greek State the first professors of Physics in the University of Athens acquired a relative large number, compared to the overall status of Physics in that era, of scientific instruments. Most of... more
After the establishment of the independent Greek State the first professors of Physics in the University of Athens acquired a relative large number, compared to the overall status of Physics in that era, of scientific instruments. Most of them were bought from France and Germany. Though these instruments covered almost the whole spectrum of physics' subfields, they remained unseen and hidden from the students and the wider public. Contrary to what was the common practice during the 18 th c. where physics experiments in Greek schools were more or less a social event the 19 th c. university professors considered it as their privilege to use exclusively the scientific instruments, just for their own " research " experiments. This situation lasted until the first decades of the 20 th c., as by that time a new generation of physicists studied abroad took the chairs of Physics and a second wave of scientific instruments enriched the Physics Department collection. This time the scientific instruments did not remain again closed in dusty cabinets as mythical ghosts and precious artifacts but were properly used in the amphitheaters and the laboratories for the education of the youth.
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The International Commission on Science and Literature DHST/IUHPST, the Commission on Women and Gender Studies DHST/IUHPST, the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists, Paderborn University, the School of Humanities of... more
The International Commission on Science and Literature DHST/IUHPST, the Commission on Women and Gender Studies DHST/IUHPST, the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists, Paderborn University, the School of Humanities of the Hellenic Open University, the Institute of Historical Research/National Hellenic Research Foundation, and the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Athens organize a two-days’ workshop to study Women in the History of Science, Philosophy and Literature. The CoSciLit workshop is already an established part of the very prestigious “Hermoupolis Seminars” which have been organized for more than 30 years every July on Syros Island.
This workshop aims to rediscover and to re-evaluate the impact and role of women in the history of science, philosophy, and literature. In recent years there has been growing interest in the history of women’s contributions to science, philosophy, and literature which dates back to the very beginnings of these disciplines. Theano, Hypatia, Du Châtelet, Lovelace are only a small selection of prominent women philosophers and scientists throughout history. The conference offers an open forum for all scholars interested in this growing research field, thus bringing into the dialogue multiple perspectives and different disciplines in order to build communication and cooperation bridges between science, philosophy, and literature. We especially welcome contributions placing women at the forefront and confirming their role in the production of modern scientific, technical knowledge and its philosophical foundation.
This workshop aims to rediscover and to re-evaluate the impact and role of women in the history of science, philosophy, and literature. In recent years there has been growing interest in the history of women’s contributions to science, philosophy, and literature which dates back to the very beginnings of these disciplines. Theano, Hypatia, Du Châtelet, Lovelace are only a small selection of prominent women philosophers and scientists throughout history. The conference offers an open forum for all scholars interested in this growing research field, thus bringing into the dialogue multiple perspectives and different disciplines in order to build communication and cooperation bridges between science, philosophy, and literature. We especially welcome contributions placing women at the forefront and confirming their role in the production of modern scientific, technical knowledge and its philosophical foundation.
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Περίληψη Η αναγκαιότητα της χρήσης μονάδων για τη μέτρηση διαφόρων μεγεθών ήταν προφανώς εύλογη από τις πρώτες περιόδους κοινωνικής οργάνωσης σε μικρότερες ή μεγαλύτερες ομάδες πληθυσμών προκειμένου να υπάρχει μια κοινή βάση σύγκρισης στο... more
Περίληψη Η αναγκαιότητα της χρήσης μονάδων για τη μέτρηση διαφόρων μεγεθών ήταν προφανώς εύλογη από τις πρώτες περιόδους κοινωνικής οργάνωσης σε μικρότερες ή μεγαλύτερες ομάδες πληθυσμών προκειμένου να υπάρχει μια κοινή βάση σύγκρισης στο πλαίσιο της αξιακής αποτίμησης αγαθών. Επομένως το επόμενο βήμα δηλαδή η χρήση μονάδων για την ποσοτική περιγραφή φυσικών εννοιών πραγματοποιήθηκε χωρίς καν ίσως να γίνει αντιληπτό και για τον λόγο αυτό ενδεχομένως για ένα μεγάλο χρονικό διάστημα που ουσιαστικά μας φέρνει στα μέσα του 19 ου αιώνα οι μονάδες μέτρησης χαρακτηρίζονται από μια τοπικότητα που συχνά κάνει δύσκολη τη σύγκριση και την αξιολόγηση παρατηρήσεων και πειραματικών αποτελεσμάτων. Ωστόσο η διαμόρφωση της «νέας» επαγγελματικής επιστημονικής κοινότητας και η ανάπτυξη των αντίστοιχων θεσμών με την παράλληλη κηδεμόνευση της έρευνας από τις κρατικές δομές κατέστησε αναγκαία και τη σύνταξη ενός διεθνούς κώδικα μονάδων που θα αποτελούσε κατά μία έννοια την άλφα-βήτα της διεθνούς επιστημονικής γλώσσας. Στην παρούσα εργασία παρουσιάζουμε συνοπτικά την εισαγωγή των διεθνών προτύπων μονάδων στο ελληνικό κράτος, τις δυσκολίες αποδοχής τους από την ευρύτερη κοινωνία και τις αιτίες που προκάλεσαν αυτή την υστέρηση. Παράλληλα διερευνούμε τις μονάδες που χρησιμοποιούνται στα εκπαιδευτικά εγχειρίδια φυσικής και χημείας από τον 18 ο αιώνα μέχρι κυρίως τον 19 ο αιώνα και συζητούμε πως αυτές μπορεί να χρησιμοποιηθούν αφενός μεν ως δείκτες επιρροής και αφομοίωσης των επιστημονικών γνώσεων από το «κέντρο» προς την περιφέρεια αλλά και ως στοιχεία που ενδεχομένως σηματοδοτούν το χρόνο υστέρησης της ενσωμάτωσης της αντίστοιχης πληροφορίας από το ελληνικό εκπαιδευτικό σύστημα. Τέλος εξετάζουμε αν οι μονάδες αυτές δίνονται ως δεδομένα χωρίς να αιτιολογείται η υιοθέτησή τους και χωρίς να παρουσιάζεται ο τρόπος με τον οποίο αυτές ορίζονται ή αντίθετα οι συγγραφείς των σχολικών εγχειριδίων προσπαθούν να δώσουν μια ιστορική προσέγγιση και να καθορίσουν το φυσικό περιεχόμενό τους. Λέξεις κλειδιά: μονάδες μέτρησης, σχολικά εγχειρίδια, Ελλάδα, 18 ος αιώνας, 19 ος αιώνας Abstract This paper discusses the use of units in the physics' textbooks in the Greek intellectual area with an emphasis in the 18 th and 19 th century. It seems that the use of certain units can be used as a trace for the transfer of knowledge form the so-called scientific centre of Europe compiled in countries like England, France and Germany to the periphery. We would like also to see if the Greek authors define these units and/or present some arguments for their adoption or they just include them in their books in an uncritical way.
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The active participation in contemporary social activities demands, among others, the citizens to have a basic scientific literacy. The adequate knowledge of basic scientific knowledge permits to his/her holder to avoid the modern Sirens... more
The active participation in contemporary social activities demands, among others, the citizens to have a basic scientific literacy. The adequate knowledge of basic scientific knowledge permits to his/her holder to avoid the modern Sirens of ignorance and superstition, which like him to be a passive receiver of manipulated information and hunter of usually worthless goods. Consequently an important target of the educational procedure concerning natural sciences must be the acquaintance of the scientific literacy by the students. In this study we use as methodological tool the empirical research and we trace the literacy of adults in basic knowledge of mechanics in Spain and Greece, two countries which though being the borders of Europe in west and east respectively, have many common characteristics.
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Τα Αρέσκοντα τοις φιλοσόφοις θεωρούνται από τους ειδικούς μελετητές του έργου του Ευγένιου Βουλγάρη το κατ’εξοχήν προγραμματικό έργο του στο χώρο της Φυσικής Φιλοσοφίας. Συνήθως προσγράφεται στα έργα που γνωστοποιούν και διαδίδουν στην... more
Τα Αρέσκοντα τοις φιλοσόφοις θεωρούνται από τους ειδικούς μελετητές του έργου του Ευγένιου Βουλγάρη το κατ’εξοχήν προγραμματικό έργο του στο χώρο της Φυσικής Φιλοσοφίας. Συνήθως προσγράφεται στα έργα που γνωστοποιούν και διαδίδουν στην καθ’ ημάς Ανατολή τη νευτώνεια φιλοσοφία όπως άλλωστε και το επίσης σημαντικό έργο του εν πολλοίς συνοδοιπόρου του τα Θεία και εγκόσμια Νικηφόρου Θεοτόκη, Στοιχεία Φυσικής. Ωστόσο η μελέτη του πολυεπίπεδου και πολυσήμαντου αυτού έργου ολοένα και αποκαλύπτει νέες πτυχές της σκέψης του Βούλγαρη η οποία τελικά διακρίνεται για τον πλούτο όχι μόνο των νοημάτων αλλά και των μεθοδολογικών προσεγγίσεών του. Στη μελέτη μας αυτή, αναγκαστικά εν συντομία, αλλά με προσπάθεια πληρότητας, θα επιδιώξουμε να αναπτύξουμε τους τρόπους με τους οποίους ο Βούλγαρις επιχειρεί την αναβίωση της Μεταφυσικής μέσα από ένα κείμενο που θεωρείται ότι κατ’ εξοχήν θεραπεύει τον Ορθό Λόγο και εν τέλει πως επιχειρηματολογεί και υπερασπίζεται την ύπαρξη και τον ρόλο του Θεού στη λειτουργία του Σύμπαντος.
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The natural philosophy of the pre-Socratics remained important and vivid for centuries despite the attack they faced not only in the antiquity but also during the Middle Ages and after. Nevertheless, as it has been proved by important... more
The natural philosophy of the pre-Socratics remained important and vivid for centuries despite the attack they faced not only in the antiquity but also during the Middle Ages and after. Nevertheless, as it has been proved by important scholars of the field this philosophy was neither unique in its content nor acceptable in all its forms by later thinkers.In our study we aim to examine the way Greek scholars of the 18th century received and assimilated this natural philosophy and how it has been used as an argument either for the support of new scientific thought or for its rejection by more “orthodox” theological circles.The emphasis will be given on the structure of matter but we shall discuss also issues like the generation and destruction of cosmos, the existence or non-existence of void and the properties of space and time.It would be interesting to see the multiple readings and interpretations from scholars who though are active in the same wider cultural movement followed different paths according the relationship between science and religion.
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Η παρουσίαση συζητά την ενδιαφέρουσα σχέση μεταξύ επιστήμης και θρησκείας στην ελληνική ποίηση του 19ου και 20ου αιώνα.
Tο σχολικό έτος 2015-2016, το Μουσείο Ιστορίας Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (ΜΙΠΑ) διοργάνωσε μαθητικό διαγωνισμό με θέμα "Στα χνάρια των φυσικών επιστημών… τα εκθέματα του μουσείου μέσα από τα μάτια των μαθητών". Ο διαγωνισμός απευθυνόταν σε... more
Tο σχολικό έτος 2015-2016, το Μουσείο Ιστορίας Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (ΜΙΠΑ) διοργάνωσε μαθητικό διαγωνισμό με θέμα "Στα χνάρια των φυσικών επιστημών… τα εκθέματα του μουσείου μέσα από τα μάτια των μαθητών". Ο διαγωνισμός απευθυνόταν σε μαθητές και μαθήτριες του νομού Αττικής (συμπεριλαμβανομένων και των νησιών του Αργοσαρωνικού) της Γ΄ τάξης του Γυμνασίου και των Α΄, Β΄, Γ΄ τάξεων του Λυκείου. Στην παρούσα εργασία αναλύονται ο σχεδιασμός και οι στόχοι του διαγωνισμού και παρουσιάζονται συνοπτικά οι εργασίες των μαθητών που συμμετείχαν.
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This book explores contributions by some of the most influential women in the history of philosophy, science, and literature. Ranging from Sappho and Sophie Germain to Stebbing and Evelyn Fox Keller, this work ultimately demonstrates the... more
This book explores contributions by some of the most influential women in the history of philosophy, science, and literature. Ranging from Sappho and Sophie Germain to Stebbing and Evelyn Fox Keller, this work ultimately demonstrates the impact these non-canonical, sometimes unknown or hidden, sources had, or may have had, on the recognized male leaders in their fields, from Aristotle to Pascal, Kant, Whitehead, and Russell. Chapters reflect philosophical pluralism, both analytic and continental themes, and cover figures reaching across the entire history of ideas in the West, from pre-historic times to the twentieth century. Anyone interested in coming to know or in preparing to teach women in the history of philosophy, science, and literature will appreciate this collection and its myriad insights into the still unrecognized voices of non-canonical sources across these disciplines.
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This book is about the life and work of the important Greek physicist Achilles Papapetrou
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1st International Prof. Dr. Fuat Sezgin
Symposium on History of Science in Islam
June 13-15, 2019
Istanbul, Turkey
Table of Contents and Introduction
Symposium on History of Science in Islam
June 13-15, 2019
Istanbul, Turkey
Table of Contents and Introduction
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The book is an illustrated volume dedicated to the most important persons and moments of the history of Physics in Greece. The volume is compiled by George Vlahakis and presented to the 11th National Congress of Physic (Larissa, 2006) on... more
The book is an illustrated volume dedicated to the most important persons and moments of the history of Physics in Greece. The volume is compiled by George Vlahakis and presented to the 11th National Congress of Physic (Larissa, 2006) on the occasion of the celebration of the contribution of Academician Caesar Alexopoulos. Alexopoulos was one of the most famous professors of Physics in the University of Athens. The volume is also dedicated to Prof. Yannis Karas, one of the pioneers for the study of history of science in Greece. The book includes photos of instruments and laboratories, portraits and extracts from Greek books of Physics, some of them unpublished until now. It presents also an overview of the history of Physics in Greece during the last three centuries.
The volume aims to be a source book, not only for historians of physics but also for physicists.
The volume aims to be a source book, not only for historians of physics but also for physicists.
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This volume presents the proceedings of a Conference with the same title, organized by the History of Science Programme of the Institute of Neohellenic Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation and the Greek Institute of... more
This volume presents the proceedings of a Conference with the same title, organized by the History of Science Programme of the Institute of Neohellenic Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation and the Greek Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies of Venice, during November2003 in Athens.
The volume aims to present the latest research on the scientific thought in the Greek speaking communities of the Ottoman Empire and Italy, and especially the role of Venice as intermediary between Byzantium and Europe and between European science and the Greek communities. From the 14th century, Venice played an important role for him spreading of Byzantine science (included Persian science transmitted by Byzantines) to Europe. After the conquest of Byzantium by the Ottomans, the most important Greek scholars fled to Venice and from there they propagated Greek studies participating in that way to the Humanist movement. During the Ottoman period, an important Greek community flourished in Venice, and the Venetian university of Padua was the main destination for Greek students of the Ottoman Empire. New science was spread to the Greek world by those students.
In the volume two periods are presented: the Byzantine and the Ottoman. During the first period, the way of transmission of the scientific knowledge was mainly from East (Byzantium) to the West and during the second, from the West to East.
The volume aims to present the latest research on the scientific thought in the Greek speaking communities of the Ottoman Empire and Italy, and especially the role of Venice as intermediary between Byzantium and Europe and between European science and the Greek communities. From the 14th century, Venice played an important role for him spreading of Byzantine science (included Persian science transmitted by Byzantines) to Europe. After the conquest of Byzantium by the Ottomans, the most important Greek scholars fled to Venice and from there they propagated Greek studies participating in that way to the Humanist movement. During the Ottoman period, an important Greek community flourished in Venice, and the Venetian university of Padua was the main destination for Greek students of the Ottoman Empire. New science was spread to the Greek world by those students.
In the volume two periods are presented: the Byzantine and the Ottoman. During the first period, the way of transmission of the scientific knowledge was mainly from East (Byzantium) to the West and during the second, from the West to East.
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The fourteen chapters of this volume directly challenge the strong historiographical opposition between science and domesticity by analysing the role of domesticity in the making of the modern sciences, especially astronomy, chemistry,... more
The fourteen chapters of this volume directly challenge the strong historiographical opposition between science and domesticity by analysing the role of domesticity in the making of the modern sciences, especially astronomy, chemistry, horticulture, engineering, meteorology, natural history, oceanography, physics, and radio technology. The authors offer a pioneering reorientation of the traditional emphasis on scientific developments associated with institutional and professional realms, by placing at the centre of their analyses such notions of domesticity as the domestic sphere, the household, the home, the family, and kinship - both biological and 'fictive.' This reorientation, the editors argue, exposes the centrality of domesticity as a material, social, and symbolic substrate that critically shaped the historical development of the modern sciences globally.
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ISIS review of Donald L. Opitz; Staffan Bergwik; Brigitte Van Tiggelen (Editors). Domesticity in the Making of Modern Science, reviewed by Pierre Teissier