Lectures for the XXIst Century

Bart Raymaekers (Editor),

Series: Lessen voor de eenentwintigste eeuw

Category: General Science

Language: English

DOI: 10.11116/9789461660411

ISBN: 9789461660411

Publication date: March 20, 2013

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What preoccupies scientists today? What is the impact of their ideas and discoveries on ourselves and on our society? This question is the starting point of the ‘Lectures for the twenty-first century’. Parallel to the established Dutch series, this year for the first time an English edition was organized. This first English edition offers an international audience a glimpse behind the scenes of the laboratories, the work shops or the studies and shows how linguistic justice, the history of Belgium, Fair Play, food supplies, global change, cultural identity, China and the global environmental government, civil law, bioinformatics, molecular medicine, art and cultural identity of the Low Countries and vortices in nature impact our daily lives.

With contributions from: Ph. Van Parijs, T. Pauwels, R. Renson, D. Raes, M. Sintubin, G. Van Riel, H. Bruyninckx, L. Waelkens, B. de Moor, B. De Strooper, L. Beheydt, V. Moshalkov.

Er is ook een Nederlandse editie van de “Lessen voor de XXIste eeuw” beschikbaar. http://upers.kuleuven.be/nl/titel/9789058676474

FOREWORD

LINGUISTIC JUSTICE FOR EUROPE, BELGIUM AND THE WORLD

Philippe Van Parijs

THE HISTORIC AND THE CURRENT POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN BELGIUM FOR KING AND LASAGNE

Tim Pauwels

FAIR PLAY: ITS ORIGINS AND MEANINGS IN SPORT AND SOCIETY

Roland Renson

MORE FOOD, LESS WATER

Dirk Raes, Sam Geerts, Klaartje Vandersypen

BILLION YEARS OF GLOBAL CHANGE

Manuel Sintubin

CULTURAL IDENTITY AND THE PRIMACY OF THE POLITICAL

Gerd Van Riel

CHINA AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE

Hans Bruyninckx

THE STATUS OF LIBERTY, FROM ROMAN CIVIL LAW TO HUMAN RIGHTS

Laurent Waelkens

FROM BIOINFORMATICS TO SYSTEM BIOLOGY

Bart De Moor

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE: FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH PAVES THE WAY FOR THERAPEUTICS

Tim Dejaegere and Bart De Strooper

ART AND CULTURAL IDENTITY OF THE LOW COUNTRIES

Ludo Beheydt

Bart Raymaekers

Bart Raymaekers is professor in moral philosophy and philosophy of law at the Institute of Philosophy, KU Leuven.

Bart Raymaekers is hoogleraar aan het Hoger Instituut voor Wijsbegeerte aan KU Leuven. - Hoger Instituut van Wijsbegeerte, KU Leuven

Frequently Asked Questions

What is "Lectures for the XXIst Century" about?

What preoccupies scientists today? What is the impact of their ideas and discoveries on ourselves and on our society? This question is the starting point of the ‘Lectures for the twenty-first century'. Parallel to the established Dutch series, this year for the first time an English edition was organized. This first English edition offers an international audience a glimpse behind the scenes of the laboratories, the work shops or the studies and shows how linguistic justice, the history of Belgium, Fair Play, food supplies, global change, cultural identity, China and the global environmental government, civil law, bioinformatics, molecular medicine, art and cultural identity of the Low Countries and vortices in nature impact our daily lives.

With contributions from: Ph. Van Parijs, T. Pauwels, R. Renson, D. Raes, M. Sintubin, G. Van Riel, H. Bruyninckx, L. Waelkens, B. de Moor, B. De Strooper, L. Beheydt, V. Moshalkov.

Er is ook een Nederlandse editie van de "Lessen voor de XXIste eeuw" beschikbaar. http://upers.kuleuven.be/nl/titel/9789058676474

Who edited "Lectures for the XXIst Century"?

"Lectures for the XXIst Century" was edited by Bart Raymaekers.

Bart Raymaekers is professor in moral philosophy and philosophy of law at the Institute of Philosophy, KU Leuven.

Bart Raymaekers is hoogleraar aan het Hoger Instituut voor Wijsbegeerte aan KU Leuven. - Hoger Instituut van Wijsbegeerte, KU Leuven

Is "Lectures for the XXIst Century" part of a series?

Yes, "Lectures for the XXIst Century" is part of the "Lessen voor de eenentwintigste eeuw" series.

Het interfacultair college 'Lessen voor de 21ste eeuw' wil alle belangstellenden de mogelijkheid bieden na te denken over de grote vragen aan het begin van de 21ste eeuw. Vanuit verschillende wetenschappelijke disciplines wordt in 13 lessen toekomstgericht gereflecteerd over mens, maatschappij en wetenschap. Elk jaar komen andere thema's aan bod die vanuit diverse invalshoeken worden benaderd. Dit initiatief biedt een unieke gelegenheid om over de grenzen van de vakdisciplines heen de horizon te verruimen en het aspect algemene vorming aan de universiteit gestalte te geven. Specifiek en bijzonder motiverend is het feit dat studenten uit alle faculteiten deze interfacultaire lessencyclus als keuzevak - met het daarbij behorende examen - kunnen opnemen in hun individueel studieprogramma (ISP). Deze lessenreeks richt zich verder ook tot alle leden van de universitaire gemeenschap en andere belangstellenden om aldus bij te dragen tot de realisatie van het idee van de Universitas omnium scientiarum.

What is the Table of Contents for "Lectures for the XXIst Century"?

FOREWORD

LINGUISTIC JUSTICE FOR EUROPE, BELGIUM AND THE WORLD

Philippe Van Parijs

THE HISTORIC AND THE CURRENT POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN BELGIUM FOR KING AND LASAGNE

Tim Pauwels

FAIR PLAY: ITS ORIGINS AND MEANINGS IN SPORT AND SOCIETY

Roland Renson

MORE FOOD, LESS WATER

Dirk Raes, Sam Geerts, Klaartje Vandersypen

BILLION YEARS OF GLOBAL CHANGE

Manuel Sintubin

CULTURAL IDENTITY AND THE PRIMACY OF THE POLITICAL

Gerd Van Riel

CHINA AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE

Hans Bruyninckx

THE STATUS OF LIBERTY, FROM ROMAN CIVIL LAW TO HUMAN RIGHTS

Laurent Waelkens

FROM BIOINFORMATICS TO SYSTEM BIOLOGY

Bart De Moor

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE: FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH PAVES THE WAY FOR THERAPEUTICS

Tim Dejaegere and Bart De Strooper

ART AND CULTURAL IDENTITY OF THE LOW COUNTRIES

Ludo Beheydt

What is the DOI for "Lectures for the XXIst Century"?

The Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for "Lectures for the XXIst Century" is 10.11116/9789461660411.

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