Plenary Session

Predictability in Science: Accuracy and Limitations of Predictions based on Scientific Knowledge

Plenary Session |3-6 November 2006

In its last two business meetings the PAS Council discussed several alternative topics that had been proposed for the next Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in ... Read all

Paths of Discovery

Plenary Session |5-8 November 2004

The Council of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences suggests devoting the November 2004 Plenary Session to the following topic: ‘Paths of Discovery’. This topic is of interest not ... Read all

The Cultural Values of Science

Plenary Session |8-11 November 2002

Research in the natural sciences has brought mankind many forms of enlightenment with regard to natural laws. The knowledge which has been acquired through such research has been, ... Read all

Science and the Future of Mankind

Plenary Session |10-13 November 2000

Preface to the Proceedings. This volume contains the proceedings of two meetings of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences: the workshop of 12-14 November 1999 on ‘Science for man and ... Read all

Changing Concepts of Nature at the Turn of the Millennium: Bridging the Gap between Nature and Transcendence

Plenary Session |26-29 October 1998

At the turn of the millennium the dialogue between science and theology is developing rapidly. However, it is in no way an easy affair. If we admit that there is a methodological ... Read all

Science and the Modern World

Plenary Session |11-13 October 1978

Programme I. Scientific research and scientific policy Scientific research planning (G.B. Marini-Bettòlo) Les avantages et les dangers de la politique scientifique (M. ... Read all

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