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María Ángeles Vitoria
    • María Ángeles Vitoria è professore associato di Filosofia della natura e della scienza presso la Pontificia Università della Santa Croce (Roma) Nata ad Alcoy (Alicante/Spagna), il 23 luglio 1952 Residente a Roma, in Via dei Monti Parioli, 31 (00197 ROMA) - Tel. 06 3225678 Laureata in Scienze Biologiche (Università di Navarra - Spagna, 1974), Master in Scienze dell'Educazione (Università di Navarra, 1977), lau... moreedit
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    One of man's strongest passions is his natural inclination to search for truth. This inclination, which does not place extrinsic limits on knowing itself, could be described as a person's original intentional relationship with reality as... more
    One of man's strongest passions is his natural inclination to search for truth. This inclination, which does not place extrinsic limits on knowing itself, could be described as a person's original intentional relationship with reality as a whole.

    As scientific knowledge is a particular manifestation of this natural tendency to search for truth, a scientist moved by this passion stays open; indeed, he feels the need to continue searching, without establishing a priori boundaries on this natural outlet.

    One can consider this together with the input which enlivens the scientific task - that is, that the researcher lets himself be "moved" by what the facts and results of his work present, without closing himself off to other fields and without thinking that natural science is the only form of knowledge. Scientific activity done with this approach shows itself to be capable of leading man to the fundamental aspects of natural reality, and of accompanying him in his openness toward transcendence. Ultimately separated from philosophy in practice and declared self-sufficient, science has been a factor of dehumanization. At the same time, philosophy, distancing itself from scientific knowledge and refusing to enter into dialogue with it, has lost vitality.

    The work of Niels Stensen, a Danish scientist from the 17th century and a pioneer in several areas of experimental knowledge, offers a paradigmatic example of scientific work that maintains a vital relationship with philosophy and with faith, without forsaking the legitimate exigencies of methodological autonomy.
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