La science, l’homme et le monde

20 figures, seven of whom hold Nobel prizes, specialising in the fields of science, economics and philosophy offer their opinions on most of the major challenges facing humanity due to the progress of scientific knowledge. They focus on the philosophical and metaphysical implications of some of these advances, on the limits not to be overcome, the ethical safeguards to be put in place and the possible solutions. Four Nobel Prize holders hold a debate on the nature of life and the process of evolution. This book enables us to assess a whole series of questions running from our knowledge of fundamental science to climate change, globalisation, GMOs and cloning, via considerations of a philosophical and even theological nature. It is rare to find a single work containing texts covering such a variety of fields but which still feature an internal thread: according to which man must always be at the centre of our concerns.

Physique et astrophysique : au coeur de la question du sens - Biologie et évolution : hasard et déterminisme - Choix éthiques et questions écologiques - Implications philosophiques et métaphysiques - Pour une mondialisation à visage humain - Entre diversité et universalité