The lectures “Modern science: the social structure of its ideas” series Thursday, February 8, 2024 - Monday, February 12, 2024 JINR Scientists’ Club Dubna,Russia The JINR Scientists’ Club invites everyone interested to the series of lectures “Modern science: the social structure of its ideas”. The series of lectures are aimed at strengthening the interaction of JINR natural science community with scientists currently working in the field of humanities. The topics reflect current issues in the development of science, culture, society and, at the same time, have a clear projection on the social and ccultural issues of the Institute. Traditions of active interaction between the natural and human sciences have characterized JINR throughout its history. The current stage of development of science, culture, active geopolitical processes require deep and, at the same time, pragmatically oriented analysis specifically from the humanities. The speaker is Vitaly Kurennoy,professor, director of the Institute for Cultural Studies of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russian philosopher, cultural scientist, translator and publicist, specialist in the field of research methods modern culture, history of modern Western philosophy, institutional history of knowledge and social and political theory. The first two lectures will be held at the JINR Scientists’ Club 8 and 9 February 2024, at 4:30 PM in a hybrid format. The third and final lecture of the “Modern science: the social structure of its ideas” series will be online on Monday, 12 February 2024, at 4:30 PM, the link will be available on JINR Scientists’ Club website. The lectures will present a historical and systematic analysis of the idea of modern science and the principles of its social structuring within the framework of the system of the production and reproduction of scientific knowledge in modern institutions. The main objective of the lectures is to reveal the genealogical meaning of the basic elements of this system, which has been forming since the era of classical schools of Ancient Greece and has acquired national peculiarities in the modern world. Key concepts: artes liberales; the ancient idea of scientific knowledge; ex nihilo and modern physics; medieval university: rise and fall; humanist scientist; Academy of Sciences; modern university models; research university; Research Institute; modern mechanisms for supporting scientific research and their social meaning.
