Art, Science Integrity, and Political Responsibility It is essential that fiction, through its symbolic language, makes us reflect on what it means to be human today and what we want our condition to be in the future. We know that art has this power, from Greek myths to gothic, contemporary, and dystopian literature, just to […]
Mês: Abril 2024
Replicant or Human?
Philosophical Insights in Literature & Films Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968), a work by Philip K. Dick that inspired films like Blade Runner and Minority Report, offers a projection of the future, exploring scientific and technological progress, prompting us to think about our “human” nature, our existence with other beings, and evoking a […]
Inhumanity
The Human Fall In the late 19th century, when Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus, it prompted us to reflect on the boundless desire of humanity to pursue new knowledge, the human fascination with controlling nature and manipulating it technologically, and the ethical and anthropological risks associated with creating artificial life. The idea was […]
/ 12th Interview: Singapore / In today’s world, millions of people are looking for a new home as a response to economic difficulties, political tensions, environmental issues, or the opportunities presented by work or education. (Re-)searching needs and hope through visual storytelling is an online audiovisual project that contains interviews with migrants in Portugal. The same set of questions […]
/ 11th Interview: Pakistan / In today’s world, millions of people are looking for a new home as a response to economic difficulties, political tensions, environmental issues, or the opportunities presented by work or education. (Re-)searching needs and hope through visual storytelling is an online audiovisual project that contains interviews with migrants in Portugal. The same set of questions […]
Populorum progressio: The turning point Helga Martins1 & Silvia Caldeira2 1Helga Martins Pos-doctoral Fellow at Integral Human Development Program, PhD, RN, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Doctoral School (CADOS). Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Health, Lisbon, Portugal. Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Escola Superior de Saúde. R. Dr. José Correia Maltez, 7800-111 […]