Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2015

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Symbol M (Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary) » M-ZZ Others

[M-ZZ45] Geoscience Studies: historical, philosophical and STS studies

Sun. May 24, 2015 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM 203 (2F)

Convener:*Michiko Yajima(Tokyo Medical and Dentel University), Shigeyuki Aoki(Center for Cultural Research and Studies, University of Aizu), Toshihiro Yamada(Chiba Prefectural Funabashi High School), Shigeo Yoshida(Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University), Chair:Shigeyuki Aoki(Center for Cultural Research and Studies, University of Aizu), Shigeo Yoshida(Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University)

2:45 PM - 2:48 PM

[MZZ45-P01] Our Place in the Universe - Reply to Smart's question

3-min talk in an oral session

*Shigeyuki AOKI1 (1.University of Aizu)

Keywords:philosophy, cosmology, history of science

It was in 1987 that the Australian philosopher J.J.C. Smart delivered his public lectures on Our Place in the Universe. In his response to the question , "What is our place in the universe?", he said the answers could be given threefold, and concluded that in every sense of the question our place in the universe was no longer special. Is this answer still valid in light of the contemporary context? This presentation will give some consideration to this answer.