The aim of the course is to introduce the basic concepts, principles, and content of the project of "complex (or global) thinking" developed by philosopher, theologian, mathematician, and natural scientist Pavel A. Florensky (1882?1937). This project was created with the aim of (a) not only overcoming the scientific positivism of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and halting the process of the fragmentation of science (and culture) and its knowledge, but also (b) establishing the foundations for inter-/transdisciplinary creative interaction between various scientific disciplines from both the humanities and natural sciences. It is based on the reception of the physical and mathematical theories of Georg Cantor, Albert Einstein, Bernhard Riemann, and others. The central part of the lectures will demonstrate how Florensky developed, from Einstein?s understanding of the complexity and plurality of space-time, a new perspective on the complexity of reality (the cosmos, the world, life, personal existence, natural phenomena, etc.) and its anthropological-psychological dimensions. In conclusion, students will be introduced to the scientific project "Florensky?s Complex Thinking and its Application to Clinical Psychology," on which the course coordinator is working in long-term collaboration with Professor Gilbert Safra?s team at the Institute of Psychology at the State University of S?o Paulo (Brazil).
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Required reading: Safra, G. (2018). Pavel Florenskij: Some Contribution to Psychology. Instituto de Psicologia, Universidade de S?o Paulo. Žák, Ľ. (ed.). (2017). Pavel A. Florenskij - ?Ho contemplato il mondo come un insieme?. Teologia, filosofia e scienza di fronte alla complessit? del reale, Lateran Univerzity Press, Citt? del Vaticano. (příspěvky jsou v angl., špan., portug. a ital. jazyku). Additional literature will be recommended according to the students' focus, needs, and interests.
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